元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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. w! u: S5 L% N$ D公仔箱論壇I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
1 z$ ^) l( t" \& y) z公仔箱論壇but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.2 q. y$ Z" _& v. S6 }
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give3 l' t9 p' n& q9 I7 y2 ^, {- b$ e
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
5 @* n8 T' C' e' ^and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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- D. N3 `/ P$ u: SAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  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  T! y0 @1 t$ Z5 U9 ^

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- }% }1 Z+ w& n0 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb二十四节气歌
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+ a; V; ^, d. M! x1 O2 Y5 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( j1 ^1 ~4 n7 V, ^4 E, p1 _
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
- \* l; [5 K8 @% q; q5.39.217.76每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；8 u- {! L6 j3 D) {$ a5 p- D
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇, H4 E  f5 z: I

* X, E1 d' M8 M4 ~& R9 p: X公仔箱論壇The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
6 o" v% x  p0 |8 f7 f) w- GTVBNOW 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% Y- d2 V) n6 A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 $5,000; until I am completely broke. 公仔箱論壇# A2 I0 R% c$ L. b/ B5 y% j$ `
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 .
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小暑7月6-8日
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立秋8月7-9日
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4 F9 C  w7 \9 p8 lplease don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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; s6 U3 R5 x0 K6 h$ }; QThanks for being so helpful all the 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。  }# d6 _) r* {+ q6 L# m0 V
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 N% Z/ r% Z* j- l+ j" u  K

5 v) g( t8 X: \/ l. v7 G公仔箱論壇Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the1 g+ u2 q# \9 D
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9 r5 t2 z5 J( I$ ^; \! Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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/ |! C, \7 N: T3 V# f1 F  jThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 ^' N$ y6 _/ @' ?7 s- }
You are pretty close though.% S5 M3 y0 ?$ s" T% p( t' R: T5 {
Thanks 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。' m8 \2 c4 Q3 J$ e5 {* K+ M' e' l

) {8 p: V$ F; w) I- R/ b5.39.217.76After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
0 w6 ~. _0 u( w, ]9 {6 h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).
* H. K: ?+ M# z% l" L% C3 D6 ~! UTraditionally, 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# @, M! c9 X% ^* n6 T
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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! F. K$ y9 E- V9 O; B* D4 r5 l5.39.217.76Well, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.5.39.217.76) h! r, ]0 k1 m0 m

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# X. u9 l7 {- I" p5.39.217.76For those who are interested in further details,: R0 \/ y+ T" Y. {, A
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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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 greatest" n1 j4 L1 v- _$ v8 ]5 i* c4 p
appreciation for his post and reply.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ l8 Y' ]: x5 k7 d$ d  |2 c

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As 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，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。, e$ T' I7 \/ @  J* b; |, a
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”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。& B8 X, ~1 ?( e6 x( t# M1 r1 E
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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! A$ u7 Z& T, _( h: K" r公仔箱論壇As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow! `" v4 f4 F, L* Y: P; Q
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
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最多相差一两天

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4 R; |2 G! _7 [4 |7 j. L- ZThe reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and 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。; e6 Y$ C( w1 n- [; i. w
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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' R: |# I7 k. b0 p6 x6 S5 O公仔箱論壇 ... I may not be correct on this point
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8 y( M. d2 G' w& y9 h公仔箱論壇It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.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 g+ _& [0 w0 a2 R* M8 W
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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( ]. p: ^$ y! r5.39.217.76The Axis of Rotation
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1 K8 [! D' c  A# t, m* n7 m+ lNow, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; k1 R& k# n& {8 c
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& ]+ X; l9 d% k% [7 q  u) h1 bTVBNOW 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。Why 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。7 x: [, \1 o/ b2 s. ?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* y1 r, f, U1 a) {
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **