元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 9 Z2 i3 w; ?1 \* S
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
! @; j! m) }( j4 f5.39.217.76So 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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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.- O- S4 D, O" O) V( P2 z5 o
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ Q) S2 p! D0 p0 x% c1 I

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二十四节气歌4 y; d( p2 Z% r; ~
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
0 X" w. @0 ]# y. h8 x7 _, z秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
8 \! Y) ~) z" B7 X每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
% M& y7 S( g3 ]; M9 Q2 k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:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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3 B8 z7 x: a' l0 T/ m9 x; I  A# u The figures are not adding up .. ???  tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ H3 m1 U8 @5 t, X& M0 g) Q$ I
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
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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 .1 g2 e# E. Q/ i6 [
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日5 R# Q# L; w- _& R4 Z0 m0 X
立秋8月7-9日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。. b1 s8 h: {7 a, C; W+ S
處暑8月22-24日( m' S% e- T9 _6 P3 W4 D
處暑八廿三5.39.217.76% q( P6 N& t5 D+ i
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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.
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, m$ l! S/ }- L3 @" s4 P0 ]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 the5.39.217.76& g5 B1 d9 `' g( w- V7 A
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The last two two verse says: 公仔箱論壇3 {" w& `/ T/ S" F. ^/ J
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；5.39.217.766 {# e/ g0 M: |
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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: C; C" N1 ~  f. Z. A( n$ _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
: T3 m6 O) d4 r5.39.217.76You are pretty close though.* ~- |- B" ?2 l% s* L1 ~) j3 j2 K
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
$ A" W8 Z6 S2 L4 o% G7 p( n$ ?5.39.217.76If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
5 e4 |0 b* C& mTraditionally, 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 g# M5 F# G3 \+ A9 \( \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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% }; K8 k' h/ f3 M  H+ w3 [Well, it took someone with the status of5.39.217.76  g# Y% V- S4 r, k  f3 t- W+ i9 N: U( i
親王 to post the 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。8 _- Q! w% ]0 ^
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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9 {' S4 _4 T% R" f; h8 PIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
0 L( Q& l6 H' Q, s$ w% o! `% |- Msomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
; @* Q6 h5 _6 o# q5.39.217.76so 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，
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the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;5.39.217.769 |1 X+ s8 W' `( V0 C* W  b$ @
this 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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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 公仔箱論壇' M! W# o* u5 a  I, x
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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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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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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" p5 R: l, z4 _4 m+ t. D4 O* A/ N5.39.217.76Now, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ z; H# R& x7 E3 O
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?3 x  j' p1 _: K/ Y$ ~/ ]

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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7 a2 g( H: _/ dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **