元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
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So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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receive TVBox $800,00.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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( U- X4 ~2 W7 r( H8 i5.39.217.76每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；' N4 E) o1 E) d1 q; U% f
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.76+ W/ O+ z* d1 k" X6 M6 S0 @
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
. i# W% p& J+ B8 E' ~0 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
: @: f5 k/ E. @; ]& f- z2 d4 [3 KGreat 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. 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。' L; F3 _5 Q0 O% n
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 .
2 g: m( [. i- |2 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日
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處暑8月22-24日
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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。! x" r  F, Y! Q- ]# T8 P
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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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
6 [* w0 Q* x- ~, Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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.
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Thanks again.
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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).
/ A! |( V) G4 ?! }5 M$ g2 T. Q1 E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
. W. ~. {) Q4 k) }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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# m% K# R& d& ~2 wWell, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 _: L: S( Y  h" N: x$ \! o0 J2 E( {
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For those who are interested in further details,/ |2 R8 p4 m; P) E
please refer to the followint link:
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2 d. O: O( \% s$ U5 p. d( Q3 bhttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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appreciation for his post and reply.5.39.217.763 w7 N9 [7 u2 [9 G. y0 [6 ?

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1 q# h  @: T$ b" `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，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。/ r' _  y+ y2 x* M2 E- Y1 d0 E6 V2 E
将中国申报的“二十四节气——中国人通过观察太阳周年运动而形成的时间知识体系及其实践”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。' y5 Z0 W+ Y, x* o" C
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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) _; H9 S2 F5 D5.39.217.76As we all know, our traditional festivities normally followTVBNOW 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 X" F  \; k8 c5 M% r" U  J
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；公仔箱論壇, d! r3 W, ~# w* b9 J
最多相差一两天

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/ {- r: \, z3 [  d" l公仔箱論壇The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" : P' h- Z, q! }
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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, }! i# E. p) S% gI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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* W, e. J3 y. r  @' F( I公仔箱論壇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 @4 j; ~" X4 T1 s
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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( S) T. ^, ]2 u" i( v% O公仔箱論壇 ... I may not be correct on this point
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
( A1 T% F# w) ^3 F立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
! G0 h. k7 I$ w3 ]9 G% lthe 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& h+ K( ?9 O  C  I3 c: k* f
for haveing 4 seasons:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 l% E6 M8 V, k6 P" ]+ z! }2 x
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The Axis of Rotation
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9 @3 S7 G# \% a5 N, {# [Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy: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 b( e4 L$ t; l& `6 V  u
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Now, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. @! V4 J7 A, g% |2 H& w
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?- ]8 U1 k! G- \& X- v- N

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6 S; [3 T5 h- P6 N# l" wSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **