元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
3 f! N. g  p. l6 rbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% [) u, X/ W  Q; I/ S: I, w

- c( l& F: V/ z9 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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7 @3 d$ e) p" z- Z8 {! qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇3 u2 Y1 I( v3 w3 v9 H- P/ J3 n

# v: D/ t# v/ o' {0 J( Z0 y1 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；  R& G5 i- }7 S- z0 i1 _  _+ o3 _
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。# l9 ^( F1 s  N
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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; q8 o) [- \8 j: Z" x6 g0 f5.39.217.76The 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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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. * L8 d& L( x6 t" ]5 K) p2 q" _& K9 J
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 .5.39.217.76- S6 d7 O- M5 n' }/ q! K
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大暑7月22-24日
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處暑8月22-24日公仔箱論壇4 r3 R1 i+ l( V9 M4 f* R7 L
處暑八廿三
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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3# Pedestrian_A
4 Q6 i" {% H# M  l4 BThanks for being so helpful all the 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 theTVBNOW 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。6 v' z7 l1 n7 r: W% D
二十四节气歌
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7 O- M0 q* f% Q( ]The last two two verse says:
8 R( c) f5 v* V2 U% N每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；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。( U( k' w3 V- I5 f! Z4 U
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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: J# n& R+ Y' d3 g" KThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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Thanks again.
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' l0 k/ [" T" [8 F0 C( D. h: ^After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
) K1 D( D% E) @, \& N5.39.217.76If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
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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
6 m5 e# j% R' _+ N) ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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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% [8 {& P2 }5 x1 w4 d9 ~, uWell, it took someone with the status of
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( ^3 o9 H0 o! LMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.76; [2 b6 Y# h: I( v8 v- f% A
please refer to the followint link:
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" J8 r" y3 x2 Y% ^8 R& ghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94* z% p. I6 {4 ]- u. l

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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,公仔箱論壇: D" i2 k3 C! ?4 Z
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;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。' [$ f" E* }8 z! _

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 u' f- L! p- ^( \( G1 z$ W
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”
7 _, I; A6 T0 T* q9 |2 n$ i" U5.39.217.76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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this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.& s8 {0 Y: T; H; Z% M
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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" tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 E- D2 |2 N- s  ~4 D
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has * X8 D4 X* n. g( D8 s1 {2 H$ N
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.
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/ |5 _4 w4 J2 H- R. z  p& BIt 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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8 e3 e2 @; u5 y, v4 k2 w3 {公仔箱論壇The Axis of Rotation
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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& J& s7 B+ K  Y7 r公仔箱論壇Now, here is another interesting question:( N" l$ h% Z+ L! b
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/ {" f/ j$ `1 r8 J1 Q7 P公仔箱論壇Why does April always start on the same day of the week?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 ^8 o* G5 M5 L" o/ _
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7 N# e! P. ]+ @, F# L+ I4 ^Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 5.39.217.76* t6 M; T8 N; p9 t: \: J! E

2 c% e: c& M$ D! A. N7 H公仔箱論壇 ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **