元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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2 V( }: O: z4 l7 q5 W+ DI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
2 T% U! O& k& C& c. ~2 O) G6 @) e公仔箱論壇but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
$ f2 N2 s( H7 V# E$ k# {. ^4 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
: D) o  H- ?6 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvba correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriatetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  J6 V6 \2 K/ @7 C, }& l) u4 f9 z
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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( h% T6 V( B& q: s: g5 V' [Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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5 y- ?; h' R9 {2 y公仔箱論壇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。. ]: v" X. k; G- {2 E4 d
二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇9 V* R. b2 w% _
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 N: x( Z2 w; d/ O5 K
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；
$ P3 G; `* r& B6 u- h0 I: b5.39.217.76上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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5 _8 K/ T9 R0 T# r5.39.217.76The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:4 \3 G; P: j0 E0 ?0 N& v4 a( C, A; p

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& \1 m0 [+ Q: d! I; u公仔箱論壇 The figures are not adding up .. ???  tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) i& k  U0 L# j, B6 [( Y; X! e- I
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 4 e' a- ~) K* U  P; y
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.
2 ~& o, A2 v( j, Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEverybody 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 .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 g; ~( e5 v& N9 \
夏至六廿一) O( ~# z% d. |1 {3 o& y7 N# g
小暑7月6-8日
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立秋8月7-9日
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% @6 G4 ^* o2 l2 l/ V- r0 [公仔箱論壇處暑八廿三
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6 C1 v* o2 C8 X0 g0 m" X8 ~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.
% B$ _& H0 t- m7 D" eI know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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9 H' y* a" e$ F1 p9 \5 |Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the
( b2 i8 @5 g3 z1 z/ F% h7 l5.39.217.76 二十四节气歌
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  @1 g3 v' r* o, b& nThe last two two verse says:
1 U! O$ g$ j9 ?1 v4 y公仔箱論壇每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
  E! N7 M# f5 s2 D) G9 X& OTVBNOW 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。上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。3 |* }- N/ {8 c
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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/ {! n  t" A2 EAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.7 j. o4 n+ r* T7 z* k0 w. L
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
1 J. `5 \5 Z2 \$ ~( Q! Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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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7 c3 z4 I2 ]; x& H公仔箱論壇Well, it took someone with the status of5.39.217.76$ ?/ J# i/ m" N" z) J
親王 to post the correct answer.8 C0 J" M# x. q8 w7 y
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,
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: i- n, Q7 h/ S$ Chttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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' x9 k& @% J# h# t: `5.39.217.76It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
0 j" H/ W3 R0 Y" wsomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
4 {- W7 _$ A" D. j4 f7 P) w5.39.217.76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”7 Q- {( F2 M4 _- z& ]& M
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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3 v9 y# W& A" x& |3 R0 O) H- |5.39.217.76As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow5.39.217.769 G. N% E: g% n" p& [; B/ }! f
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# B8 B2 O- p1 h3 f
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 X  ?9 g+ y( _0 y# i) w" Q
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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" 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. Y# `' y; ^
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
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.公仔箱論壇+ D' H) y4 f# T( E, {2 G
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.公仔箱論壇/ Z* h2 N5 A1 ]

# z! R( ~; `% U; A6 V) G' W6 ~1 {5.39.217.76 ... I may not be correct on this point
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! E! y  O# g5 |& D4 A. {$ `It 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.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。7 U9 a4 z5 W! j" f% z7 _8 c
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Here is an animated illustration for the reasonTVBNOW 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。2 G8 N/ t% D( ]: w; p% Q% |
for haveing 4 seasons:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?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。% R- C5 p$ F1 g: d- A& `' k
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **