元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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  z) W; i2 I: y$ `! i公仔箱論壇I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
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So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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receive TVBox $800,00.9 K$ @. u$ X  U
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.5.39.217.76. c& q* W" ?+ V

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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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0 q0 G1 g( I" U: F1 X公仔箱論壇每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
3 I3 b' e$ W* g% C+ \0 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.76/ Y( |* S. h9 X9 D& b
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:1 A0 f3 F4 b9 N0 F$ D7 F1 k. _9 m

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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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) |+ G% j: t2 VGreat 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.
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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 .5.39.217.764 \* [8 Q4 U1 L0 e5 W
夏至六廿一
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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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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 D5 F% g5 J1 }: ~6 w; l$ x3 g
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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4 \" e: z  p8 K* B$ m6 J- g公仔箱論壇Actually 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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% S5 x+ Z7 E" ?; H3 ^( o& kThe last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇0 o1 I) o1 k; V3 k, q

" v  b( c8 `9 m- O0 a6 r" R9 n( r& |5.39.217.76This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.公仔箱論壇- l; I1 N1 f+ w( Y4 F, p
You are pretty close though.
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9 O2 u- z$ R4 zAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.9 K, b- E7 b2 A8 y. }9 d+ n) T
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).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。( Z: v9 R0 ?9 q. w0 T3 e6 t( y& }
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' n" Z3 x9 Z' t2 Q$ L) h# _
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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; ?' p4 R/ a0 c& G! }Well, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.公仔箱論壇1 R, s& P* Y7 x) q$ M

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1 L' z% R6 z! _For those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.76; A. V9 I2 U; S) n
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;
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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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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
0 H1 `; b5 Q. G, e5 \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。the 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；0 y. G4 z1 V. V" \
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7 t( \6 P# U7 n+ T6 K' a. _5.39.217.76The 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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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.! V1 M: y0 Q7 s- f) I! C
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
+ d( Q) m& J+ {* k" g: ]立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
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2 y. Q$ U/ l; O- e9 t/ Z  m& U! L: cHere is an animated illustration for the reason
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The Axis of Rotation
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0 V5 z$ }1 k+ K& JJust some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons5.39.217.76+ N! R1 e/ y8 B; p5 B

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/ |( Q+ `" w( W+ f% u% [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow, here is another interesting question:
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% X1 T: a' u& _, q7 Q  e% H  m5.39.217.76Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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5 {: k1 k  Q/ m* s0 g4 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSorry, 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。  e" T8 ]# v9 n
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **