元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 公仔箱論壇* K" x9 U; L' ?& U- n
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 n: }; b* A' |3 o+ u  q8 a
So 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 will5.39.217.767 q/ T2 K. G4 p+ N7 A+ `
receive TVBox $800,00.
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7 G- V) U1 `3 Q$ l% q公仔箱論壇Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；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。' Q( f- l' V/ a( {$ W
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。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。2 B; _$ i  P1 V' N: ?# ~$ Z) c
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；5.39.217.76( p4 R( m" z5 x! V
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:7 B. k$ ]. I4 }1 x# ^
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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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. & f. n( W" _4 h' K! ~) n% w% {
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 .公仔箱論壇) L) H+ f0 j7 \) x; b# c
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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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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4 ]4 g- X+ }( {- [- d5.39.217.76Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
! f- Q# G0 n9 K/ x& X1 ~- a8 I9 t& s5.39.217.76I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the公仔箱論壇& f! t7 T1 m: }: j
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- ?' \" K9 e; ~6 o公仔箱論壇The last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5 s% D# T- W& T- {+ B
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 e  T. p- w1 _% t; I# |
You are pretty close though.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。$ r5 \" `6 U. _( u
Thanks again.
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8 q* f: m- b) ]5.39.217.76After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
1 Y( V1 I: S& ~/ A1 f5.39.217.76If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
4 E- p: H3 m: q/ x$ o0 |$ u, {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTraditionally, 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
" w& L+ [1 H4 W2 FThese 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

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。+ u6 k! H2 }$ ^. J3 U

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親王 to post the correct answer.
7 r: K! ?; X7 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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3 J( ]% V$ ?7 f5 ?% |+ y5.39.217.76so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
  O" Z% X6 m& c$ f9 h6 Y, ?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”
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- A) y/ z3 L+ h! lTVBNOW 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。As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
+ k6 V8 C/ O8 ^8 b- r5.39.217.76the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
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每月两节不变更；
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may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 G% ?/ q+ F! i" L
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,* S! l  q5 P5 C' B3 ]
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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... I may not be correct on this point公仔箱論壇  X8 ^- R) i% b( @! z9 A$ f! l

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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
5 d2 N. ]" J8 j8 C+ \7 z立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,3 K% L+ I% S; v2 ]& J
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( i( ?; H% m, n
  
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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$ [9 r' R0 Y* P% h: A7 z, OThe Axis of Rotation公仔箱論壇$ Q# s+ u7 F2 ]0 p8 D% g/ s  J

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0 R7 W+ m0 ~1 L- XJust some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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9 [4 m1 M! L% @5 B. ASpring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:公仔箱論壇1 H9 y" O1 Z, N4 k! T

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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" E" u" C1 G) x; i$ i4 h公仔箱論壇Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the 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。  D& l. n7 h+ p& Y" n7 J2 n6 H
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **