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A father and son show their
ages in Seoul, South Korea.
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The new weekend
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is one year old! B New Year, new C Country changes
people’s ages
calendar
January 1, 2023 December 31, 2011 June 28, 2023
Last year, January 1st was There was a big change in Samoa People in South Korea
an important day for people this week. This Pacific Island changed their ages on
in the United Arab Emirates. country changed its time zone! Wednesday. In the past,
The country changed its www.english0905.com there were two rules for
It was 23 hours behind New
weekend. Before, the two Zealand, but now it’s one hour counting a person’s age.
days of the weekend were ahead. This means that there Everyone started at the
Friday and Saturday. Now were only 30 days in December number one when they
they are Saturday and Sunday. in Samoa this year. The calendar were born. There was a year
Government offices and jumped from December 29th to added every January 1st.
many businesses started a December 31st. Every January Now, South Korea uses an
new schedule. After one year, 1st, Samoa was one of the last international system. One
people think it’s good for countries to celebrate New Year. year after you are born, you
international business. For Now, in a different time zone, it’s are one year old. This father
some people, it was difficult in one of the first. is now 43 and his son is 8.
the beginning, but now they The change is popular:
are happy with the change. time zone (noun)/ˈtaɪm zoʊn/ one of 24 75 percent of South
areas in the world with a different time
Koreans agreed with it.
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