元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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' T4 [' [) d- S; r' Q. z. Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvba correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate公仔箱論壇/ \$ B; T# r* ?
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will5.39.217.766 G6 k4 U4 T9 o) }; V- D5 e; ~
receive TVBox $800,00.
5 e, {! s" j4 I9 P  \9 DReward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.    E' l( Q) W% b
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二十四节气歌tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% r* b+ [: v. a- @$ x# E
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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；
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. A* a4 S; ^* l; \8 D4 @! ~* r. K公仔箱論壇The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 公仔箱論壇0 y4 }7 b1 }; H
Great reward for the right answer.

norman.ho

Well, no one is interested; not even trying.  Okay, anyone have a go gets TVB $5,000; until I am completely broke. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ r5 P$ r; Y7 v1 b5 G
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 .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* \" h. F4 b& e# ^9 ~
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小暑7月6-8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。! b6 a6 ]1 n) Z' [2 N9 ?4 v
大暑7月22-24日
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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.
# P+ c. ^0 p1 A6 p2 e公仔箱論壇I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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) O  n( A$ Y' S1 f& eActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the. Z. v0 B$ l' h0 O* N9 v; N
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) x' C& f3 F( j) B( M5.39.217.76The last two two verse says:
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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.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' s, h. `8 g% h! [( ~
You are pretty close though.! h" o7 I/ r7 n* V: g
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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).0 X4 t& B  x2 K
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tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 z' p! h- `/ }( J# y! U
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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9 o9 w* K: q  y: A; h0 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status of
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9 G1 K* J4 b* [, l5.39.217.76My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.1 |% n4 U4 Z5 _- P3 E# @$ M; z/ m

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please refer to the followint link:
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4 t. ~# q3 x- @! htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,公仔箱論壇: R) q& \& u9 S  u& I: `
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;公仔箱論壇2 Q3 Q- v) p, M! r4 b2 ]

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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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 follow5.39.217.76, ?7 M+ Q% |6 _6 H
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;. q4 X9 h+ F3 |5 k7 T
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.公仔箱論壇" ~; a- ^$ l2 a" B

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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"
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* A" `) c3 K" F) ~; f# r0 tI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
$ `  D% s3 T* `9 S( p- |8 YSo there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point
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: V& W+ T; z+ }+ M8 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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the 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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Now, 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。3 p) }6 n2 _6 k* ]0 C6 b

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& T% ^8 d: b9 k  F$ m# e% i. _2 v

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