元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
" m3 N4 `- T3 T: W# V& E- I公仔箱論壇but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.5.39.217.76. ~  s; b0 o: u
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can givetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 S7 \( x* H; D* }' N) i
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate5.39.217.76" x: f0 D" x7 j; Q$ x
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  D1 x3 ^9 Z: `. z" D8 D
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. L( n, n& R6 b9 V5 f$ z' v* g6 O, S

3 s5 e: V+ ], P3 ^) a% n1 J2 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；+ |9 S& e3 Z+ \: ?$ v
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
' a' V; w& h3 v( {- o' h1 N, i. I. eTVBNOW 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。每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
% y# |( c4 G7 j3 L6 ]4 U5.39.217.76上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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0 M- I# T/ P4 d8 {" t  eThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:# w8 i' h! H: O: S" ]8 T) d
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三5.39.217.76; X/ s- \& P8 e

. c' p7 r; c1 C% vTVBNOW 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。 The figures are not adding up .. ???  
7 i; F# F" f2 r. L; K5.39.217.76What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 , X" C" ^% d/ J9 H5 b" R; ~
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. 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。" D1 x2 N; G, |( l
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 .( C# t- k" R2 q5 M( s
夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9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 _( a" `  t4 |
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" N5 a% K* k& n9 s3 ~! T+ Y4 Z5.39.217.76please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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" f  e2 e: g8 D3 r3 G公仔箱論壇Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
: }9 n  E! B( w( V' \* ]/ r7 X公仔箱論壇I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).3 _/ `) Q' k# h/ q2 y+ s

* S' t+ D+ P; y" ^+ XActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the5.39.217.76$ s4 m7 K+ V1 @4 t* E
二十四节气歌
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The last two two verse says:
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5 @- `2 y$ D( E4 o4 G上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。7 U/ z8 C* v7 r' \& R

; J' g0 N1 H4 {) ?; ?4 b0 |( H. wThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
: S  s! ~( F/ Q6 B& V5.39.217.76You are pretty close though.
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$ t% b6 G6 g! j9 P/ W9 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
: n* W: R; g2 _' ~9 ^8 q  ?4 G/ n& mTVBNOW 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。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 g8 z  U3 r& M5 Q- |1 v公仔箱論壇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。( p3 n  O9 c4 @
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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2 Q5 v2 L- o3 q) }6 g5.39.217.76Well, it took someone with the status of公仔箱論壇5 y. C9 s5 a6 T9 {$ }+ R
親王 to post the correct answer.2 F" u5 z9 Z7 W+ H+ a7 [- J  {
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.! g# m; W( |* a" }5 K6 p! a. c
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6 m( b; c* i# ~$ `. h+ N* SFor those who are interested in further details,
1 U% R5 R# G$ yplease refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
- w) w6 q/ i' @( r" n% 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。someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.公仔箱論壇7 ?& E  [* i* l% ]

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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, V0 }/ r) R' _. G

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，公仔箱論壇# I1 e8 b# V! z- K" f
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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% Y& F+ k7 u. X- atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
6 S. z. X# O+ V2 n0 E  b. ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
! B3 A0 I( v0 h3 u. ^) }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；
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0 M- J* I9 q# J) E' H0 w; l6 F& NTVBNOW 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。The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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9 R' {. A, t, J1 D5 j公仔箱論壇I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
7 \1 y, o0 i+ y1 g! `# s28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;公仔箱論壇- i/ s' r8 p6 G# `

" b, Y& s. _  K; Q2 t# gand 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。. C4 [; K# ~! x8 Y' N0 r
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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7 d8 s' |* o0 T+ }9 M公仔箱論壇 ... I may not be correct on this pointTVBNOW 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 m7 C& t3 o3 p2 X( ]
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
8 R4 n' }6 @( L  F/ E立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
2 {$ B9 M7 r4 q. s$ ]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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The Axis of Rotation
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3 z% G$ m# g! K- }4 m* @7 C9 TJust some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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. y) `) D+ _7 X( XSpring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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+ b, i* Y6 O) W$ x4 e公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) @7 [+ L% K! Q# g2 O! u( ]
Now, here is another interesting question:
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7 F: B! q& z8 L5 o' u- OWhy 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。- i" K7 R* `$ y
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" P5 e( C" R/ s" \9 FSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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0 w% e  N  Z% J( T5.39.217.76 ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **