元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
& I- h3 X$ G; U( Z- htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.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 `1 }6 t1 k. D/ A# r7 s) [
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give- a+ {/ j4 n7 y1 l
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
: T3 I$ o" E6 Y: eand clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will: _8 u- W- I6 l/ x: ]% W
receive TVBox $800,00.8 J- D- h# C4 \+ k8 x+ L; S
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.5.39.217.76& R0 U9 R# g8 |) g

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二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇  O. o7 i" J, s! S2 r8 g

, b' z/ B; p9 U3 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；公仔箱論壇0 \1 i6 i2 ^* q: O) N5 D# k$ _- t
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。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。% [: `! \+ g! ]1 t, n! M
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
( J( o, Z' d+ F8 j公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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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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: q  g3 I& x" p6 h& \ The figures are not adding up .. ???  
0 |, \- n( }/ g* f8 [  F/ v公仔箱論壇What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 公仔箱論壇9 y6 O& a( @5 {2 L) D! ]
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.
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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 .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。) x! ~# e- P6 x% t: {8 K7 D
夏至六廿一tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 c$ N0 v- I4 \7 v  \0 ?( r6 n
小暑7月6-8日
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立秋8月7-9日tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 N. H2 {0 L9 u. g$ ^
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處暑八廿三, d7 L7 U# K+ n( @0 E3 Y

; A0 q: Q7 w/ Vplease don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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0 P( b# w7 m+ D5.39.217.76Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
1 p* S0 H+ \  c9 _I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :)./ `! T1 r" u3 G  b6 Q

& b! [3 [; l: o' r/ Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the. f% z( w6 }* ?, W/ d5 }' I
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The last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.76, d  j/ B' h/ A- T# N5 n
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( _; A: B9 K; L& N
This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
( M6 I# I2 Q. C' TTVBNOW 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。You are pretty close though.
8 A% L8 X; ]# R; `Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.) T. ^$ u6 L6 U& ]9 j( ?: T9 H
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).5.39.217.766 W, \+ @' i9 N# T, P* z! V9 F
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。" }1 E" I% C; W! L+ \! m6 b- L6 {
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 x/ U0 ^1 p4 }4 k) jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status of
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. d- D! _: w6 m" R; v6 K0 U& bMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.公仔箱論壇* c) r9 a% I3 r

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For those who are interested in further details,7 A+ d" Y$ q* X0 G9 y
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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2 a) L; |& C; Z- }: rIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
# E, ?% e& Q0 r公仔箱論壇someone of 親王 status is always super rich,- k+ n  I* V4 F/ c+ J6 D& J
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatesttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 O/ _7 k* l8 j+ t1 W/ a2 D* A
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;5.39.217.76; @* U+ [4 b7 k! K# p- R  a% e8 x0 t

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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+ H8 `: A/ E; b+ a; tTVBNOW 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。As we all know, our traditional festivities normally followTVBNOW 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。! e2 @" h% J1 _  u
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;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。. j1 x. @9 r5 i4 k5 o/ \
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；2 |8 A* b; B5 P8 P
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" 9 A3 P& d  Y1 X4 y+ W  q. P1 j( Z
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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/ Q) Z5 j: y: F% H% w5.39.217.76and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
8 V: ^7 ~4 q# i. F; r* M公仔箱論壇So there are always 2 节气 in each month,  U: M) O% l$ y- z4 q) @1 K
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+ ]+ U; ~4 F) |: X% Q公仔箱論壇 ... I may not be correct on this point
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, u* z4 |. L, K, |. DIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
( O% r" r# S; T) H, X/ n+ A5.39.217.76立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
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" @% `) y) N% M) jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason
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( [$ X9 I: G: s/ Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Axis of Rotation
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:( P, O- J; ~. s8 T* {! B

' q/ C8 r5 L3 O$ g" J2 ~1 O, n; XSpring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons公仔箱論壇# e7 b" u& `5 b7 p0 [

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% F. n! P& D; N8 QNow, here is another interesting question:
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, J! Q; g6 E& f. |$ ?, H( ]7 s+ fWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?
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8 L& F) q: Z4 D% D& r# g9 }# L: g0 p1 jSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 公仔箱論壇$ ]7 b6 i+ u+ H) h
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