>From 165c31d6d3eac97839567327c692213a8c99c629 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 01:51:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] * europe: Add comment re late-1914 Belgium. --- europe | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/europe b/europe index 7ce3029..37293df 100644 --- a/europe +++ b/europe @@ -887,6 +887,20 @@ Zone Europe/Minsk 1:50:16 - LMT 1880 # the switch in Europe/Brussels on 1892-05-01 was from 00:17:30 to 00:00:00. # # From Paul Eggert (2019-08-28): +# This quote helps explain the late-1914 situation: +# In early November 1914, the Germans imposed the time zone used in central +# Europe and forced the inhabitants to set their watches and public clocks +# sixty minutes ahead. Many were reluctant to accept "German time" and +# continued to use "Belgian time" among themselves. Reflecting the spirit of +# resistance that arose in the population, a song made fun of this change.... +# The song ended: +# Putting your clock forward +# Will but hasten the happy hour +# When we kick out the Boches! +# See: Pluvinage G. Brussels on German time. Cahiers Bruxellois - +# Brusselse Cahiers. 2014;XLVI(1E):15���38. +# https://www.cairn.info/revue-cahiers-bruxellois-2014-1E-page-15.htm +# # Entries from 1914 through 1917 are taken from "De tijd in Belgi��" # . # Entries from 1918 through 1991 are taken from: -- 2.17.1