元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 5 \' S; q8 _* }7 ~
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
( p/ d! B  k' x$ F2 V9 Q3 SSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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' y1 a% E5 d. l+ D% Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbReward will be announced on 年初七人日.+ J0 e& S9 H% p  l! [

! P+ M% K+ u7 \# R3 s0 EAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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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 b' ?& x  ?* C1 ]; q
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" [" U/ s1 S! C$ Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
: D* C5 ?& {9 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
  ~4 j% C  t3 `1 e, e8 i4 s公仔箱論壇每月两节不变更，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。% L  V3 M4 a2 h
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 v: v& Y5 q- Z7 {; Q
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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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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
( q8 }( I, n, C/ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
( L; J" m- [! X$ ^' XGreat 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. 5.39.217.76& g/ ?7 Q7 B* a0 R2 R6 q, Q
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 .公仔箱論壇: e9 I- k" J5 c) H
夏至六廿一5.39.217.760 e- z  O2 \. ]
小暑7月6-8日tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 i& k0 ~8 F7 X
大暑7月22-24日5.39.217.76. ^  G) X5 i$ P" T/ `4 {" k7 D# y
立秋8月7-9日
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處暑八廿三5.39.217.76+ }3 B/ }+ k6 T) i) x. x# h6 ~5 f1 a

$ n0 G9 u9 O% Y# C" v0 v0 ~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.1 k$ g. R: i' ^- R+ M9 ?
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).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。9 j3 a/ |' z! O/ t6 \

$ o3 W; K; R$ h2 W7 ^$ a8 lActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' \8 R* D5 h' }! a
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The last two two verse says: 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。" H" Z3 ~2 r0 ~
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
& ^9 J5 v7 M: i! I公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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) U8 ^9 v9 b8 \5 V" S) r5 f7 C7 Y5.39.217.76This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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  F5 ~% ]% [* V/ G& WThanks again.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。6 J$ O& |, m7 N/ L- s3 B2 r5 r$ W! z
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
6 i- Q+ h2 z4 P& ^1 a. p9 g公仔箱論壇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
( V  C4 `5 V; Utvb 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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Well, it took someone with the status of
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% G& o! ?2 e" j+ rMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! a" w. u5 m/ z! m% c

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For those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇9 K5 I# l9 m' V$ n
please refer to the followint link:公仔箱論壇5 S. o: t) k, E
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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' _+ l( @$ g$ l" U; }- QIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,4 \7 _. ], k* Y/ T( M
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ v+ H; t( D0 H! j! m% K
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，! t4 n* @: ^2 W& Z
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$ _3 x# l3 f+ ?  ~8 K1 `. h5 R
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 follow公仔箱論壇+ p6 w" f" \) e, Q
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;5.39.217.76' I0 ~* _; L; M4 @+ w
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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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。* D6 s2 M; B! Q6 [
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);5.39.217.76" K) A1 N" K5 w& S, c

' r7 q! q) D% ?0 g( H. |5.39.217.76I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has . {* E) A/ {7 l
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, ~$ x; N) D3 q7 b' a! r

& E4 k, P% a7 N+ D* D+ x3 \: mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
' H! q; G* t- D$ V* n7 T1 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo there are always 2 节气 in each month,( w6 O5 P6 S$ z% j
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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+ X0 U5 C& B$ ]9 h5 T4 r$ S ... I may not be correct on this point
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, A+ E" v+ ^! d. Z! S5 k公仔箱論壇It would also be interesting to note that for 2017公仔箱論壇- v# q) |" J/ t" X2 t
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。- n6 y" w7 ^% a1 N; ~7 d9 o
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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8 W4 M% }. ^) l6 v! ^# q公仔箱論壇The Axis of Rotation
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9 @( H8 ]* j* e1 [公仔箱論壇Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons  r' y$ Q1 s( g3 C! u/ j' I

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1 W' O- \& K6 `) @: }! ]公仔箱論壇Now, here is another interesting question:% p* l6 o% L0 L
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?公仔箱論壇  {' D. U1 l2 }- p* X+ n( t. ?7 w

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! Y  _! W' [2 n- c ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **