元宵猜灯谜

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: z5 R, a3 S, ^% CI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; , `, \1 R" s4 Y/ ~5 n4 S) |3 t5 k
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.5.39.217.76# v! R" i" H8 P; k. e  E
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 $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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7 i% r$ B& G# K3 n' r' w- P2 ?' bAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；0 i& ^# d# Q, {& |* ~) q
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。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# r8 n! K. H% Y6 k

$ C2 z" c( {/ V5 e1 o  r, vThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) _' n. e7 {7 v, C# F
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三8 f) N0 ^, p2 }7 n- T/ A
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  n5 y2 d  ^( U
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 h& |+ [" j; \' n
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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( j6 v! E8 K; P4 U6 n/ k
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2 ^$ g+ ^1 g5 A  ]7 S% X# |5 @: N
夏至六廿一
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norman.ho

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I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :)." _, w- Q& f& u5 d4 @
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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
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  O$ R5 X! H1 O! C& I, ITVBNOW 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 last two two verse says: . Z) s, l8 m( \: G' @
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
, y% e2 B8 _9 F" |- Y! G5.39.217.76上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. G  d- F7 Z- ?7 j! S7 ]
You are pretty close though.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
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; V* D# Q! Z& v" p$ U* Q公仔箱論壇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。. ~& e6 C' F- N, K0 z" w9 Z
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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& I) O/ K# H7 ]5 P" e8 EWell, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.0 N1 L# Z- C* k" P5 m6 Y

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For those who are interested in further details,+ k' \- \8 u0 \: R
please refer to the followint link:+ I+ D6 p1 G2 D7 g7 O) }! D1 w' t
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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3 \" ]: e. z: J9 [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。; U$ X/ P1 C& o5 s2 p; I
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;
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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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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公仔箱論壇! ]6 v. b1 u, P4 u( e
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;公仔箱論壇* U9 ]' w4 m% {5 l
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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6 F5 w5 w" s5 F4 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe reason that the starting dates of each "节气" tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 \/ i! b3 m% N: ~: h7 R( o
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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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 G2 [$ C' S" H  e. z+ @
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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9 U0 `8 w5 h# X, v  Q8 s# P) z- btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ... I may not be correct on this pointTVBNOW 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。$ f1 ~7 r4 F- |& n+ l$ u& X* M7 u

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* T: W3 G: H; c; N3 b$ s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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Here is an animated illustration for the reason0 @, [8 d* u& O5 l" i; v3 w6 ]
for haveing 4 seasons:公仔箱論壇/ ^) M/ {0 O! d
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The Axis of Rotation
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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+ F2 p/ C* j1 L/ }7 _0 _Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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4 _( o: j8 [% w; D ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **