元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
: X: T% d; R2 Y" qbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
6 J- ^8 W7 m+ c) Z6 HSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
* m/ @4 N% v5 G) l, {公仔箱論壇a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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receive TVBox $800,00.. v- i  {0 n# r$ [$ o
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# x; Y5 w5 i) \3 h

1 h* ~( l/ l3 M( D' ^" ]Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇2 _( K, r$ e& n0 M% A
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" m/ n/ v$ V1 ?+ @5.39.217.76秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
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7 {( ~  J( x& L: l+ P4 c上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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( U7 N: a6 P- g公仔箱論壇The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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& b7 x6 S* b+ k( Q+ j; k4 P. ^$ PWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
0 [5 P, }0 J3 r/ _0 K9 t1 sGreat 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.
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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 .
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立秋8月7-9日
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2 E( U& l* l: X2 w公仔箱論壇please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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# ]! \1 I% H8 O8 h% m/ u5.39.217.76Thanks for being so helpful all the time.5.39.217.761 S* T/ S- e; K4 h/ f
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this 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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) Y% ~0 z% k7 \* j$ I$ q+ HThe last two two verse says: 5.39.217.76: ?# c( s! [3 O. a+ W6 s) D& Y2 ^
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；& `: G0 F! L3 w: W, Y5 ?& h$ I
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 {2 o3 j& j/ k! V- q

. `8 q6 I* s$ s$ n: [& _% k- MThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.( |6 j" I7 s( G0 W$ V% y! g3 }) O
You are pretty close though.
5 o' _" f9 H6 j# Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThanks again.
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9 w$ h* H% f6 E8 C+ \% j9 Z2 EAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
  x  V- i  `  W8 ]! [7 ^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).
! a5 `; G+ R1 b$ ]; K2 [' Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTraditionally, 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”一句公仔箱論壇1 `+ o- _5 b1 y* z5 r. F, Y
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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" _' [; x) x. d  S5 W5.39.217.76Well, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on." N* o5 J+ J+ j: r

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" q' R0 J4 U/ `" A& U; u5.39.217.76For those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇- M8 ~& g4 c6 J; z: W4 {
please refer to the followint link:
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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/ `" Q* J8 I! _* W$ m, G5.39.217.76It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,5.39.217.76! h+ w- ^# L) i" K' D& E
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;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% V$ n% w* I! |( J

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，3 \' ?! ]# y3 j8 l- ~4 h
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”公仔箱論壇7 C1 S8 `5 l: N& N8 W
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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7 M5 `6 I3 ^! G# o5.39.217.76As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
2 G8 U; T( F& N0 C公仔箱論壇the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;公仔箱論壇  {4 k* q7 H0 Q% t( _' R8 h
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；5 M& a/ P; e/ e3 J+ T0 }
最多相差一两天

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。- [. U3 }" O& X3 k" h
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" 公仔箱論壇1 `& A8 G: e2 G6 o0 z2 p/ c
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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4 ?$ @# ~, G! tand the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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... I may not be correct on this point
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立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4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。, y: e' F% H" b/ R9 O% _
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ]  C1 m; Z2 v1 B" x( i
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Now, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 q) B: @. s1 g  e' f

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **