元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ s& v9 E: x5 m
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give公仔箱論壇2 j: ?- E  h# X4 @* r1 p6 b
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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receive TVBox $800,00.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  ; Q- Q5 `) t" _: s5 v/ @
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。) x7 \% P( s" f1 \

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+ M) \3 h  n$ }$ Q/ g二十四节气歌
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；, F9 ?6 g' T* d/ [4 l  a" s
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' t; Z  D/ W2 s- X
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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公仔箱論壇) j+ ^) s/ K0 c' V5 i
The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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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. 5.39.217.76+ x. A  n' D, r: ?1 p
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 .% J& Q/ Q" k$ ]* n& ~1 P0 ~
夏至六廿一5.39.217.76. N7 o6 T( Y0 \( d5 \
小暑7月6-8日公仔箱論壇3 V9 T; ]3 l& D1 k7 t
大暑7月22-24日
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處暑八廿三
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4 i% I4 i! F( L% L5 I4 v+ C5.39.217.76please 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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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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. P3 q9 b$ l% P) N; [公仔箱論壇The last two two verse says: 5.39.217.761 A! J( {# u2 u4 A9 s
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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6 x! B0 j5 |; V' o; E- F' k6 e, P5.39.217.76This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
+ Y1 N9 {; T3 b) _& E: }You are pretty close though.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" F! i" M+ z2 `9 W. e
Thanks again.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+ S5 a% @$ `, i" t6 z# d
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5.39.217.764 _% f  V8 J9 u9 x  f
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).
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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
  s- T6 V3 @1 ]4 f* d" CThese 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,bttvb& D+ V0 F$ R+ P5 C1 j/ Z
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& }0 |4 ^. |9 H; l5.39.217.76For those who are interested in further details,
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someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
  {4 F# @1 L8 X4 }7 T5 Z9 i6 _, \5.39.217.76so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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! O# {5 `4 e) ~+ \tvb 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，& r# B3 z& O$ B. [- Z" k3 ]
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。0 \, t! \) F0 A/ l* F/ X
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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9 z2 l0 j+ K/ b% A$ h# ]1 ~! n; J* TAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
: ?/ p& f4 j9 D0 W( ?. o5.39.217.76the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
6 U9 H& h9 ~( l% I/ A/ jTVBNOW 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。this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.! P: D+ r$ v3 [6 N2 A
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。/ P* M/ }8 I; _: o8 X& L, U
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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" 5.39.217.76) j) B8 x/ c' _: g! `1 m
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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' n6 h, L/ u: v& B7 d4 Q- |. d4 E公仔箱論壇28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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$ e7 R% Q6 R8 P8 a8 _7 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvband 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。/ X& p% w  E: N$ j$ j1 o
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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; G* u" ?) r; B8 a8 ` ... I may not be correct on this pointtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 A4 r7 Z& i& Z" Z. |6 W0 m
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& X- q) m  c4 }. o  |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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- F1 w2 ]6 U" K$ H$ b! b5.39.217.76The Axis of Rotation
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& o1 U8 _$ I+ Q7 Q# j) Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?
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% @/ }3 P* h/ V9 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **