元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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% e% D) U4 ]( j# m& l5 i$ s5.39.217.76I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
" u& o/ f$ w7 H# h" w$ O0 Xbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.- C# ]& y, |  v, P
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
5 v1 U% z( @5 Z: Y8 o- sa correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriateTVBNOW 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。3 x4 p! |9 t9 y0 T
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willTVBNOW 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。# _3 W' W5 b% E) {
receive TVBox $800,00.5.39.217.760 y, Z+ w6 Z' C1 J& u& Y; S. f
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 p" `! D+ r: s$ u; u+ G

* e+ V$ i. K" UAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  ' w! v- f, R" |5 T& O' \

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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；
/ Q  R8 C0 t6 ~. K: L( [' U; b上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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7 g" t# j( e9 X: K5.39.217.76The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:4 f8 w! V# ?( b
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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 .. ???  tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 e1 h2 X/ Q* v
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 ; L1 j4 n7 s$ x3 @3 Y. K0 h( _+ L& }( S
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. * H2 T* D& I, [! s4 `5 T! O3 ?
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 .- N; M7 h' S* d# B8 t
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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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8 U, @/ Y7 I- x( |9 T  ~* J5.39.217.76Thanks for being so helpful all the time.9 K0 Q9 ^9 _% r: l7 f
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( u/ N* v% S: H1 B" l

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8 m0 n: G1 e( U' D; xThe last two two verse says: 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。: `4 w4 N0 Y" e$ @
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  S5 R2 V4 C7 O8 ?! _
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.76* B) a0 S& T7 F' l
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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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  [8 X4 z/ f! H1 n5 B0 H2 E公仔箱論壇After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
$ L, E5 S  A  d/ y' `3 qIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).公仔箱論壇1 u6 d2 B! M* P4 F8 u
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
0 ^) c4 C; z2 p2 q& T" v公仔箱論壇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 of5.39.217.766 l' r+ o4 v( v# L1 j1 p  R) y
親王 to post the correct answer.
7 Q5 N: i, X/ rTVBNOW 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。My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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6 }4 }& r3 K& [" _( ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbplease refer to the followint link: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。, U) D/ m9 D! |. _$ s, Z
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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# {( c: i8 i. w- W% a7 O4 G' @/ jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
6 F6 o- k# \' W. x( v' z* J, ksomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
* h$ C: t# P" [2 {3 \" H; a; ]+ hso the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
4 K# M5 l: L" w9 X* h( q公仔箱論壇appreciation for his post and reply.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。/ s0 b. L9 A& i0 P% s" d
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
+ s* C  u  j: A# R1 z5 p: Z: z! 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”
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! O, |0 Q9 {* I6 G4 P7 s% s) ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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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；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 b! l( O1 k/ Q4 N* X0 P
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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28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;* U4 `! A# y( M+ o# U$ D

: T- U; W. s: i. G! U5.39.217.76and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! H. C  C  T, B  @, ^3 h( R
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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3 |6 H+ B5 j+ r/ r* B/ x$ V8 ]8 PTVBNOW 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 also be interesting to note that for 2017公仔箱論壇7 H4 l! D. A3 i5 ?5 q: r3 w3 R- y
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
6 ]$ I: b7 f. v9 y$ n8 nthe 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
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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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Now, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?5.39.217.76* _3 C( q. B, f4 [/ ]

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... , U8 N) `( l- Y" v  X3 \

. L1 H) o& A' o0 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **