元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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0 `% x4 F2 X+ N" {' |  nI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; % v9 l* I2 g0 B3 n3 d
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
8 \7 o2 B" s; t) ^5 u1 E% WSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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8 E$ b' l0 n  f* ?2 b6 s公仔箱論壇Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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$ K' T. u4 Y6 I9 x0 h9 }Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇- |4 [: B5 M' k* ?) Q9 r( |

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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 J( L# N4 j/ |( U
Great reward for the right answer.

norman.ho

Well, no one is interested; not even trying.  Okay, anyone have a go gets TVB $5,000; until I am completely broke. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) l% p5 s, h* m1 O
Everybody wins.

Pedestrian_A

i think most people don't even know what the question is so i assume you are asking the 節氣 between those two days .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 G8 g$ H9 B- F3 G! @9 S6 R
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日
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處暑8月22-24日
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( r- o$ o7 o/ Rplease don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
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& h% G: x. h2 S  {/ l& [. A) g* h5.39.217.76Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the
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The last two two verse says:
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% o0 d* p: k! j! j5.39.217.76上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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+ M- T4 W6 g' o3 F# x1 j( t. M公仔箱論壇This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 r# o( f& ~) O& {- }  B
You are pretty close though.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* x1 c0 }- b( b; j6 C9 C0 Y4 l5 S
If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).0 L' W3 I+ V7 y8 W6 w5 ^& Z0 {9 N
Traditionally, this day is celebrated by 吃汤圆, 赏花灯, 猜灯谜, and having a drink together, right?.

bchew

农历每年有廿四节气,农历每月有两个节气.“上半年来六廿一,下半年来八廿三”,这是以阳历来推算节气的日期.7月份以前,每月两个节气的日期,多在 阳历6日或21日,下半年每月的两个节气多在阳历的8日或23日.有时也相差一两天.所以口诀中又有“每月两节日期定,最多相差一两天”一句. t3 z& _& l/ S4 n0 N
These twenty-four solar terms each suggest the position of the sun every time it travels15 degrees on the ecliptic longitude. In each month there are often two solar terms; the first one is generally named 'Jie Qi' and the other one 'Zhong Qi'. Their dates are mirrored by the Gregorian calendar, during the first half of a year 'Jie Qi' is around the 6th day of a solar month, 'Zhong Qi' around the 21st; in the second half of a year, 'Jie Qi' is around the 8th and 'Zhong Qi' around the 23rd.

norman.ho

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2 E/ Q5 `2 h3 q, M7 H4 E1 P' [. ~  @公仔箱論壇 親王 to post the correct answer.
+ z' @2 }& u6 [/ r. o! c3 W5.39.217.76My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 e% S& w6 e! Y% E; q
please refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
  X6 r; h- D2 B* F. E; ~& O7 esomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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$ I) e0 w9 N+ E! xAs I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;
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将中国申报的“二十四节气——中国人通过观察太阳周年运动而形成的时间知识体系及其实践”公仔箱論壇  z. w8 P8 N! e
列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。

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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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5 a' Q! l  l) B6 T7 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthis is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 S6 _3 w2 ~6 y
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每月两节不变更；
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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, e: I. P+ K% _5 c8 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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9 ~! |! y4 ^% A, p公仔箱論壇It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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for haveing 4 seasons:
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:! Y" |% X. u+ B
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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; t" w7 ~7 I7 m4 p" ^% A5.39.217.76Now, here is another interesting question:
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; ]6 @3 A$ B! G% e7 EWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?
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5 L4 b5 g% C( U4 k公仔箱論壇Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **