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) s; O5 R% f. y4 |+ d+ |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
6 {- P$ y: h5 ?but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
# e3 ?3 J/ K; X7 ?So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can givetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 k* _; t! |8 h
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate8 l3 b& n  d: x, K# `- Q
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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8 ]' Y- T0 G& e0 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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8 E- j  S1 z  e/ v' A$ C7 R# @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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；5.39.217.764 W$ @8 X$ n* F8 A, ^
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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; p' u0 O& ^7 f1 }2 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:4 P2 G7 n& W& q* \( S
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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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.
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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 .
6 h0 ^6 A% [% }" R; U夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9日
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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% W; v, h  N4 d2 g; D/ N1 `! ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThanks for being so helpful all the time.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。' m5 C( Q: \% h# w
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 W5 {4 q& G% |
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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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) p! o, R' `0 L# W1 `The last two two verse says:
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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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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
2 [: ~2 j" V; f0 ?! E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).
3 z; L+ n3 d3 ]$ r: A) {. Q" `$ dTraditionally, 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 D8 A6 C- R! c5 ]0 v& O( 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 of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 `% U: t( W9 T3 ~: _# @* R3 Z( L
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' b) y6 U3 w1 V* C5 o+ A/ wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor those who are interested in further details,
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# i! l. p" J& O% I, BIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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1 X& d5 x1 P7 D7 r$ V+ v# yso the very least that I could do is to express my greatesttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 @4 ~/ Y4 h# c+ w
appreciation for his post and reply.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 `2 |! r3 ?& r8 W% b: l
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% X. {) q: d: q, L! Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs 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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2 V! g6 [8 i: F6 p3 b5.39.217.76As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
8 b2 R2 P) J4 L; D; E5.39.217.76the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
$ z3 b+ f1 z; e0 k! y. g5.39.217.76this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.* o* L  e5 }& f3 e5 y7 K

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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.
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... I may not be correct on this pointtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 A7 s2 t! e% e

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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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for haveing 4 seasons:
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* J. _/ l8 Q# E0 oNow, here is another interesting question:公仔箱論壇0 W! P" P& }! |* X3 c0 p; H

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