元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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# P  N+ w8 b* |5.39.217.76I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
6 _. }$ e1 p) U- h5.39.217.76but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.* h/ U5 X4 v7 w$ ~1 y6 R# ^
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  ' @3 A9 W! g' o. T6 C
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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；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& s" d, ]* S8 ~& u9 N# P
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。公仔箱論壇' g% m  N& L$ n4 w' A2 {+ Y* A8 c
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
4 i3 F! W8 T* ]# z- B9 r, k5.39.217.76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。2 _; |  p8 i: {: O  e0 X/ I2 M
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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9 N$ y- S' p! G& L5.39.217.76 The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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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.
  g3 s) O: B& C# e6 s, VEverybody 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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小暑7月6-8日
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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 E; k1 @3 E9 K) N  ~, C0 T* z6 XThanks for being so helpful all the time.
1 x& z* p4 h* p  b2 QI 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公仔箱論壇( Y0 \; I7 F8 \/ W0 X* v
二十四节气歌
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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。
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.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。- M8 ?. z* C, c* }. P1 R; K- F
You are pretty close though.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。" s, T' z/ w( g% H- `6 B5 M  N
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2 x. M3 {6 w6 O* n) W5.39.217.76After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
8 P4 I. j5 K3 d/ ]+ A& W* b公仔箱論壇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).
9 o( y. h- x. pTraditionally, 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
; E; H1 ~9 W* T1 i0 ?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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$ m7 x1 W8 d) _/ H; uWell, it took someone with the status of
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  r& t$ ~1 O4 ~1 B" a( ZMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.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。- @& M+ H- w" O5 E- B
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For those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.76) Y: F7 n# q$ a: e2 r
please refer to the followint link:公仔箱論壇  a  b. r3 e( Y/ s8 f6 h- {* x- n* Y1 g: H
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! x0 o- V# v* N( n& s3 T5.39.217.76It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,4 F  U, ?" p9 I# V! f, Z, T9 M
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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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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* j* ?. x7 g8 B" O  @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow5.39.217.76& H1 S+ g1 T1 b/ t' a
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；
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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, k3 l$ e& j( W5 U7 GI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
4 B, J/ B- w) ~! {+ c5.39.217.7628/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.公仔箱論壇2 Q! z$ b8 n4 M- S6 l# E- I
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... 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。5 L" L/ B  \6 g( H- y2 f3 @% w
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It would also be interesting to note that for 20175.39.217.76) E. J! C$ k1 f# L2 p% Y
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,5.39.217.763 O" B* q1 N2 s# f& x
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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- E! R; Z% v& e  W$ l4 NHere is an animated illustration for the reason
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The Axis of Rotationtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* d7 E) t" g1 S! i& q

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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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# ~8 v9 H; m0 @  Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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 t# y( A+ V" w' X2 z* u* N: }
Now, here is another interesting question:公仔箱論壇: i6 v& z" G3 W; o, G4 v' D9 T2 S! o

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 公仔箱論壇1 v4 R7 z9 g# ?! i! c# y% s7 ^
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **