元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
3 ^- K, |6 j( f/ Qbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ {' G  _5 z; D: O6 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 will5.39.217.76, H! {' I: D/ T* Q
receive TVBox $800,00.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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  B1 Z4 Y# W1 x4 l4 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb二十四节气歌
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9 Q1 ^, i' _, p0 r) r  w春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；7 H1 _7 D5 f: I5 C$ M
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
  J; b* p" l2 z8 R每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；5.39.217.76% W7 n+ r$ o% S4 r+ O4 F
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 u7 o0 _8 W6 n+ Z7 b/ A' R
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  5.39.217.766 W% G0 H) ?+ y& [0 R9 p
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
; o+ w. C9 P4 t7 t  p1 N8 TGreat 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 .5.39.217.76' ~/ y( F: e/ M
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大暑7月22-24日5.39.217.76' A* x+ C' N  q3 p# g, `
立秋8月7-9日6 ^7 f3 A7 F; g1 R. ]
處暑8月22-24日
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+ h* R, i# a# x8 s% P4 ^9 x- e! Y* x5.39.217.76please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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; i% m) N" o9 f  KThanks for being so helpful all the time.
5 G! V# r$ p4 X  R, l7 c$ y5.39.217.76I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).公仔箱論壇, d5 I6 c3 n9 s9 u7 A: r
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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, d/ m' v  P' K; Z# @+ u. D/ B
二十四节气歌
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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
8 D/ O- ^$ b: H0 R0 E  `- m5.39.217.76上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇" V2 K4 l3 r4 q$ j- S* }9 A
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- G' R6 `9 }* z
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。# A& \" ?. K9 Q! m
Thanks again.5.39.217.76: @( g  @. B' s9 q

7 p& \  J( K" j8 c" NAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
2 u1 B9 h) m. F; j" Y+ e# }# ~5 r6 uIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
; Y: A, K  @% ]  x2 HTraditionally, 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
! J% |% K$ [! z2 DThese 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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  T) G* |9 ~3 M4 i" `, t# |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status of
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  d$ k' M& N1 N9 {2 T公仔箱論壇My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.; g/ F2 N) m! I) w' E

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For those who are interested in further details,
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7 J* ^( i$ q2 rhttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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8 p" F- N3 Y' j) W3 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,& B' L. R1 c1 _/ M) |% y
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
* H( ^+ Y- n/ d' T( o  h  J5.39.217.76so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest/ b: K' L* V" [2 v5 M7 P& f( _6 [
appreciation for his post and reply.
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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，7 L% ?0 s" K+ S# a/ G$ q* S$ q
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”
8 E& n2 e# E, H1 [' @$ F0 m- h1 B5.39.217.76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 followtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& G; R* g( x0 B6 Z) m' d  t
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;5.39.217.76! h/ u6 ^" Y, _* o; X
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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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 ^# P' ^, y1 I
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has - l3 H) y% R: u
28/29/30/31 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.
' B4 X1 e# o9 `0 T! ~- ^5 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo there are always 2 节气 in each month,
2 }6 X: I2 @& C* Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 k& y% u! a  [' ^4 _) Q
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... I may not be correct on this point公仔箱論壇' B7 Z. j, i4 q: G  s1 M1 Q, X; z
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6 a2 p. d. T1 k$ ?! k) L公仔箱論壇It would also be interesting to note that for 20175.39.217.76; m* A( j: M! {2 V2 @. m- ~
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,3 R* Z/ d( e" S6 e
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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# N0 s2 i2 I; s- M5 S2 e1 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason$ E( _. r) E: {
for haveing 4 seasons:公仔箱論壇0 j9 S1 d7 ]- F3 g3 o
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:5.39.217.766 a1 w* y, m% ?( P3 x/ A4 ]

$ a* |* q9 \+ e& D: P公仔箱論壇Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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; R( R# M6 M1 }2 I. m+ S) `( FWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 5.39.217.767 d5 h3 |" @3 L9 I2 \" i0 F

& _5 Q' L) b, ^8 N+ }  s5.39.217.76 ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **