元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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$ R' j: ^% M+ j6 j  [! }5.39.217.76I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
  N9 I5 w* e2 A: F5.39.217.76but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
) e' {$ i! ^  E. I公仔箱論壇So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
/ \8 k5 {; b( t* q, C: ^a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
( \+ V& C' P9 _8 a2 a5.39.217.76and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will9 j7 }; B9 _5 g
receive TVBox $800,00.; U1 h# k9 W  g) }/ o' k
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.# {) A6 m7 z) }; j5 `

+ \( Q6 }8 H; p6 y/ Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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3 s; g& K) j/ Q# b/ Y4 p二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇6 u1 G. F6 _( ?

9 f/ b3 z9 u0 }" j2 I5.39.217.76春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；5.39.217.76) _; ~- b/ N5 N7 O7 Z7 \7 J: x2 A0 q
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
* k( I6 T2 f8 R- M- `: ~+ ]/ d# R每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；) i: p6 s& Q7 f; p5 |
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇* z& q8 N  l* d0 G
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:5.39.217.76- i, s- j% B0 q+ i2 s: ^

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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 $5,000; until I am completely broke. 6 U, b$ Z2 X4 M* w: \9 Z
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 .5.39.217.765 y+ [1 g" P' w3 y+ X) _: a" U* d
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處暑8月22-24日
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" [% o# u! Y# q3 N/ p! Uplease 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.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。, P# J) h5 h0 ]
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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( }3 ^  s9 f: G4 }5.39.217.76Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the4 N* C9 h. U0 T% s& N" s
二十四节气歌
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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。  k  K0 D4 ]* Y% Y7 D% L5 D
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
5 L5 l. `1 Y0 u* A0 G. i- P5.39.217.76上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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2 I# ?  v0 o* K. K! _+ o5.39.217.76This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.& [! @3 g2 S- D6 V2 G' o
You are pretty close though.
: ~. P, `3 }1 D: x公仔箱論壇Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5 C/ c& w; X* r) R( c9 O
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).+ F5 ?% q8 g' l+ `9 S3 p6 T- U. l4 R
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
5 m2 T+ K6 B# A6 [5.39.217.76These 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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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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5 H2 w* q/ K9 {' {( [+ b% g( dFor those who are interested in further details,
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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2 r& ~+ b% _+ f) M) ~0 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbso the very least that I could do is to express my greatest, w; |0 Z8 }& H) j
appreciation for his post and reply.
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
9 o1 x6 ?! J) E0 W* F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”
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, g0 w7 q; X/ h" ~5 z- K: ?As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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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" 公仔箱論壇/ P4 P9 f5 \( o1 S" g# r
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
% F# F6 {: |. j5 P! g) f5 lSo there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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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.
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Here is an animated illustration for the reasontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ x3 j3 |3 Q3 m/ g6 ~
for haveing 4 seasons:公仔箱論壇7 v: k2 |/ z; Y' h4 e

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The Axis of Rotation公仔箱論壇: M7 Z4 E* K4 o- W2 {
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( ]0 ]8 Q/ g9 w* @4 o4 h+ ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJust some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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6 Q" o9 @$ C7 r/ m: K, f公仔箱論壇Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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& U% V; P. ]0 O: u ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **