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Originally Posted by Sage
I have heard that daylight savings time was done for farmers... don't know *why*, but I think I heard that in college somewhere.
Anyone know why there is DST?
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The purpose is to match daylight hours with the times that people are actually awake. It gives us more daylight to enjoy outdoor activities and saves electricity by having people turn on their lights an hour later in the evenings.
Gilda
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