元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
6 ^7 B2 l: e& X; V& l3 `# Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
3 i, x( J' e) E8 @$ N2 {So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
6 p- j( t1 \& ]5.39.217.76a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate5.39.217.76$ X7 c$ r$ t2 e: u4 u
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌
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秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。  G% v, F2 K7 h8 z1 e  {
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；公仔箱論壇/ v! A1 J& l( I. k  l$ D+ U5 n
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ D" s! P: \( v! F% W4 Y/ n5 J

0 C" i) ~( ]$ t( ~% F2 F( ]6 H% \5.39.217.76The 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 .. ???  
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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 .5.39.217.76( d' Z1 f# {/ G9 d+ a9 I
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小暑7月6-8日tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. Q- W5 d  ^# X3 N8 A+ ~( M6 X
大暑7月22-24日
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處暑8月22-24日* K6 Q) L4 X9 E* w4 q+ Z
處暑八廿三5.39.217.76, Z, z# E' ?* S1 @& S4 h. K! ]9 d% l7 }
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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.8 y. s0 }4 U; n* R' @0 [
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).' r2 J: n7 p) z

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The last two two verse says: + O& S9 R( K6 d0 [8 N2 i/ j7 g
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
: U5 J9 `' C  Y: htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbYou are pretty close though.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 O1 w7 T1 s2 W' r3 B+ S
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
+ c9 |3 n( S: ^& f+ yIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
6 U  ~8 g& d1 N& t* W# |' ITraditionally, 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7 I; Y- w3 v1 P6 y2 E
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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! @8 y) n! s, Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status ofTVBNOW 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。/ R1 S8 B; N' Z) P0 ?
親王 to post the correct answer.
& [/ d2 D& v, ^) I/ S2 YMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; A; t5 K6 {4 |# S3 C

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For those who are interested in further details,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。% c! i# }7 }2 v- I
please refer to the followint link:" Y6 F( `* T( m7 i) M4 G& v
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest5.39.217.76! {' }; L3 I5 n, ^7 w
appreciation for his post and reply.
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  `( j2 Y# ]; K& U) X3 V  fAs I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，+ m4 A1 P% R6 @
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”
* h2 Z* H' w: i% O: @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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+ q/ @% Z5 U6 F' X# x6 P' j, M5.39.217.76As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
( g! U( w4 Q7 ?3 b! @$ q8 X4 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
% R  e8 D: v: z; D5 k5.39.217.76this 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；5.39.217.763 z5 F; R% e6 D5 d8 C) e0 R5 `
最多相差一两天

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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。* F6 I3 Z& B2 Q- w6 G6 J: j6 h: F8 q
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);) h$ q5 I3 i/ W9 V: X2 i
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ _3 l1 {+ w; _# H. x3 }8 i% F
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 ]; h% d) ~0 V8 ?6 W: `  Z

! T/ R; x$ ]" ~' m$ UTVBNOW 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。and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
2 [, s, p0 s; [- I( a! PSo there are always 2 节气 in each month,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! S( M! i: a9 r' u0 x0 X
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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4 f% i1 F  K) S7 N/ R/ {- {1 ^. k ... I may not be correct on this point% h6 e3 \; P) @& d
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立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
0 ]$ g$ F$ p% N, B6 l/ x5.39.217.76the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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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?
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' Z2 y0 X7 z6 N( C1 d; UTVBNOW 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。Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 5.39.217.76- Y' S/ ]+ U  F1 K9 c  A, m/ b

. ]4 C% E: e0 v0 q1 J/ 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。 ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **