元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
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+ |. }0 L" C* z( R4 `- MSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can givetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ l8 s$ c" V6 i" y
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate5.39.217.767 `" _* Q/ J0 H
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" f' L. [2 s6 F, ]% g0 n

# ^0 S( R( z8 w4 ~5 u春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；3 [  {& ?: d2 d
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.76% `6 t3 |8 m7 W! s  ]7 s' W' [

% R" n5 G  \9 l" g' {7 CThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:5.39.217.760 Q- i1 u8 U9 p
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  ; M: {/ h' A- [( @  @' z' L0 D5 \" R) W
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 $ ?; s; `) R: g) p
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. 公仔箱論壇( K; S& s) k, M9 N3 {1 J- Y
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,bttvb* @3 z( {# T; @$ q
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小暑7月6-8日; D. ?0 E9 O& _
大暑7月22-24日
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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" K1 c- T7 F/ S公仔箱論壇Thanks for being so helpful all the time.  i9 r: ~* }: |% h8 w
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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- `5 {9 F/ w& e; [9 J  h, {5.39.217.76Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the5.39.217.760 b7 `4 @7 {, M* p+ q* G/ l
二十四节气歌
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* p: w- t2 j: V, @% `The last two two verse says:
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; l1 O$ z5 d* E. n) d公仔箱論壇This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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5 `# D4 b, |7 q+ }, b: Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.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。$ [: T1 b, L9 ^% s5 ^& j# ~
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).; x$ T: W. B; B7 Q) e
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5.39.217.76* v! `; u, P$ w) Z5 G
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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Well, it took someone with the status of
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, e, O1 n/ W  A% C( c7 U! {My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.5.39.217.763 n) s5 M7 `/ @7 u3 D% a
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; J, T5 x4 ~8 r( n. EFor those who are interested in further details,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。# l2 t3 d, h1 ~. ^
please refer to the followint link:
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$ d9 l/ u( |3 @! R& q. |! Bhttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94- G, p$ C% s* W2 C! X
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,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。9 g, u' C$ t# r: j7 c& F
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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  t7 z8 ~8 z% i$ ?& C3 q5.39.217.76As we all know, our traditional festivities normally followtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& n7 ^( h- {9 x- C
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
" P, Q9 d- x* B# A5.39.217.76this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.
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每月两节不变更；
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1 Q/ M5 F' w* z! m0 U2 _# l公仔箱論壇The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" 5.39.217.76& X% ~  ]9 U/ k9 B: j
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ N8 ~6 h4 G  H* F5 Z4 I* |
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( |: C7 e9 i( v* w) `) `
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... I may not be correct on this point
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0 Q" {1 n/ A& Y7 J; d# e公仔箱論壇It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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! J! I$ y1 P7 C. q8 CHere is an animated illustration for the reason公仔箱論壇$ i; F! r& U' T
for haveing 4 seasons: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 d3 U3 D0 V1 X0 a% t
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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。( a2 F0 Y; N  h" w
The Axis of Rotation
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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& K1 O, n; \& ^: FSpring - The Vivaldi Four Seasonstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' x6 t" {! _1 |# E" l
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2 U( h& G) g9 o8 Z- m" D/ T' a, pTVBNOW 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。Now, here is another interesting question: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。/ F3 D3 w  z9 m* G% j

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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; ]* d% u( x5 T& ?Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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# A& I4 z# B% P1 x) ^ ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **