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- ]/ w3 ?* }. K. @
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.公仔箱論壇; ?. ^9 h# q! U" t9 I6 v
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 $1,000,000; all correct answer willTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. o0 q# `) M$ ?2 R) x# ?5 p( D
receive TVBox $800,00.
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2 i7 z" `7 D2 SAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  8 x6 U9 T+ U  z

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二十四节气歌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。. r3 e* F7 _3 W  R
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
4 o/ I0 O/ g' W6 C$ \3 ]; l# L公仔箱論壇秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
/ m7 F5 @) P( d每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:公仔箱論壇) U9 r% J8 D- _$ i7 _6 ~, i" N

2 l) v2 k# ]9 c$ ?公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
7 V2 I! M( `5 m& m# v9 |公仔箱論壇What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
  O  ^5 A/ c) U( z" ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreat reward for the right answer.

norman.ho

Well, no one is interested; not even trying.  Okay, anyone have a go gets TVB $5,000; until I am completely broke. * ^2 J& k* U9 ~+ ]$ q
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 .
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大暑7月22-24日tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* K7 j- }& V- a6 U
立秋8月7-9日
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處暑八廿三公仔箱論壇( I7 f; ~! u9 f
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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8 R$ m1 I) l( X2 d4 b7 ]. PThanks for being so helpful all the time.5.39.217.76# Z6 r/ r% M3 {/ g
I 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
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The 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; Q7 X5 p1 c- B; l  A$ J. f. l
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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Thanks again.
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) T+ c! b! \) W2 Z! X+ e! \" ?5.39.217.76After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
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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% A8 C( |8 g; P; x
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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Well, it took someone with the status oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# I& a4 Z9 O+ O
親王 to post the correct answer.
9 l) V  f% t. C7 _( F7 f3 ]/ F: V5.39.217.76My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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& d/ [1 i0 w, x0 G6 dFor those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.76$ M" i* {. p& I$ D4 I2 D4 Z" h
please refer to the followint link:
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( j# _' c' V. EIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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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
* F" v7 R, n1 q+ n2 E) i5.39.217.76the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;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。5 F0 k6 y# L  @9 U
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.% ?  a% m; y( b6 w1 j
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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"
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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.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。0 }6 r& H% A% E0 ?- P) E
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
$ ]' R8 o* K! s5 e# \0 Zand the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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... I may not be correct on this point2 E; \) }$ h) B% K* t
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It would also be interesting to note that for 20172 j) B1 j4 i/ X, p! p
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4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。3 I* v% z8 c2 M8 Q6 V1 U
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 reason+ w. ]! v# w) p2 I5 Z+ x
for haveing 4 seasons:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  O3 S4 f! m- r) Y

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The Axis of Rotation- y. m' B4 y2 N; R
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. W2 D" F! U' E+ V* \; c6 \Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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0 T2 G7 Q7 K* {8 @% `0 C: L+ x5.39.217.76Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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/ w& a% `+ s% r+ H7 d公仔箱論壇Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 公仔箱論壇% y) h. [. ]5 P9 \7 O! X9 Q
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **