Why Is Easter Sunday April Fool’s Day And Daylight Savings Time Falling On The Same Day This Year

We all love April fool’s day with the pranks and hoaxes played on friends and family. Of course, it was fun as long as you weren’t a victim but this April fool’s day the 1st of April 2018, not only can you prank someone, you get your Easter eggs too because April fool’s day, Easter and even daylight saving time has just fallen on the same day. How is this possible?

1Easter, daylight savings time and April fool’s day all on Sunday the 1st of April

Well, everyone knows that Easter and April fools day this year are on the same day but what about daylight saving time? Not everyone knows that the 1st of April is the day you are going to have to set your clock back by one hour. 

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2A coincidence that will happen again

In what has been termed an uncanny coincidence, Easter, April fool’s day and daylight saving time are all falling on the same day? Weird isn’t it? According to Dr. Stephen Woodcock, a mathematician at Sydney University of technology, this has not occurred before but it is going to happen again. 

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3Not until seventy years

Daylight saving time, Easter Sunday and April fool’s day is again going to fall on the same day in 2029 after 11 years. Again after 11 years in 2040, the same phenomenon will be repeated and after that, it will not happen again for 70 years in 2108. 

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4The reason why

The reason why this is special is that it is the first time it is happening and has never happened before. Although they may have been earlier ones, daylight savings was only introduced around 50 years ago. 

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5What is daylight savings time?

Daylight savings time is practiced by parts of Australia, North America and Europe. Not everyone does it though, for example, Iceland chooses not to and neither does Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Countries in Asia do not practice daylight savings time.

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