元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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" \" B) V* q! e1 I) M$ h6 I) Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
% w0 t) F* X: r) q" f6 f' rbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.- e$ S6 J9 _# x, E, U
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give0 \; }7 Y; p# r1 O2 V
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* \, B  N+ v& k
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌
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秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
' j) {% ~( P8 N公仔箱論壇每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
# L' ~+ z. l6 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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% I/ a, @, s, Z& V4 q5.39.217.76The 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
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; @( D, T' e# d" L公仔箱論壇 The figures are not adding up .. ???  
( `; Z& ?( m; {9 C0 k4 \3 W+ bWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
* |) H9 m5 u2 I; N0 Q9 m. L& n, U# qGreat 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 .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。/ W6 N. B/ Y3 F
夏至六廿一5 J& K3 E0 _' C8 `5 f  a
小暑7月6-8日4 d$ g* |; _/ s/ ^/ M
大暑7月22-24日公仔箱論壇8 i# t& T, w5 ~# b
立秋8月7-9日
" l* }: Q3 q7 x# A1 i處暑8月22-24日
1 M$ s8 c! Q" v* E5 T) w7 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
6 C* O* N/ X( k4 d7 u& s公仔箱論壇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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  B1 b+ F2 H* L1 x7 kThe last two two verse says:
7 @. z8 B7 e) V5 m& W# k# I" s: U每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
2 X& a  H1 y2 u- j1 g0 e公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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) e6 k1 ]' v3 O: n# {% fThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
! c0 G, f; ^1 b1 v  r! T/ A. Q; k公仔箱論壇You are pretty close though.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' @. b; x: F+ r) N
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).
2 A' {; q6 Y! k% STraditionally, 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”一句公仔箱論壇, J6 A/ C; B+ A2 d4 }
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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3 c4 B: y: O" ?9 X2 j% J5 X5.39.217.76Well, it took someone with the status oftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 {1 s- Q' G$ ]; F- P
親王 to post the correct answer.
" P" q4 Z( C; s8 e8 P7 sMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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, Q) r1 ]+ W" X5 t2 {3 i* E5.39.217.76For those who are interested in further details,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/ Z  |: g) \1 e
please refer to the followint link:
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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* _" ?! X1 r9 P; u- d. |$ QTVBNOW 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。It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,5.39.217.76* B' O, a6 `; Q" f8 T
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,5.39.217.762 p8 {! n6 {$ E* B* Z
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest# b$ q9 }( j/ I& n/ F& F  t
appreciation for his post and reply.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 G* ?; ]! u. C" d% H) J( l; _
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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，; ]& J0 t& X  \0 E! x; l* }+ O: {. V
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”
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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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+ b$ g  \. ^, ?' H5 `5.39.217.76this 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；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 r" g: d2 h$ p$ C, h3 c* [
最多相差一两天

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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
1 W. R: b! \2 `- D( r( r& {+ f28/29/30/31 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.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, V; L6 E6 T) g% w
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point$ X, y* W( l. P5 K. x. a

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立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
4 [0 @0 G8 p: A. Zthe next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.公仔箱論壇; {' S; l1 s# J
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Here is an animated illustration for the reasontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* ]1 J& c+ w/ e4 u- S) e
for haveing 4 seasons:
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The Axis of Rotation
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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; B5 P+ v2 s& w1 Y9 W+ N! RSpring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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5 s1 S" }. p& jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow, here is another interesting question: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。/ Y' F; g6 H6 y; ]! E

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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 ... 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。  i+ s7 ^5 m2 V- N/ x9 A% @

  h2 h& P& K  @0 y5 `3 y. N+ z ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **