元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; # n; a4 B$ c7 h, E
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
' R" U( ]& H) m/ G2 z8 g" j0 D1 lSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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1 y) d. R% {' X7 P" ^, E5.39.217.76and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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/ F1 y8 b' [( B& @: e$ O; i公仔箱論壇Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇2 x/ q1 ~& [0 c1 K' }2 }1 k
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6 M7 f2 l9 v6 K3 E3 S公仔箱論壇二十四节气歌
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秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
  l) U0 @5 D# r' E4 f: T每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
; f2 t2 H" L, T# L. g7 U公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。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 G7 U" v2 U. {: L
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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tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# T8 S4 M9 q- c$ f) @

. G* N8 A$ f$ R& s* J& ? The figures are not adding up .. ???  
: A! _$ h% {$ q( LWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
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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- e* [/ B' A4 ?
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; g/ j4 B+ e+ r1 ?  H7 a
夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9日
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  E0 b( v4 b4 I4 `0 W, a0 B5.39.217.76please 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.5.39.217.76* H) Q) D" m& E; S
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).. Q% u( K, o+ F9 Q

2 H8 `, Z6 P( `# f1 o# P/ fActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 R! r! Y; i1 ?0 X$ H- |* Z" g! t. \
二十四节气歌
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The last two two verse says:
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( n8 g1 K( F1 F. RThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.- o& j5 i, Z, @* q7 ^
You are pretty close though.
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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。& g; O/ o) s% j9 ~+ }
After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
1 K2 r: D  V4 B6 J- b- ?( {4 ~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).
9 F. z* j2 K  u+ _# A( s* H5.39.217.76Traditionally, 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 [% ?5 @' }( k9 ?公仔箱論壇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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Well, it took someone with the status of5.39.217.76' g6 v5 Q3 {, o+ W2 \1 B( i
親王 to post the correct answer.
- l, I1 n$ ]  pMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,
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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,5.39.217.766 P' C: x$ ~9 @5 @, m
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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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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this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.5.39.217.762 U; O; U) V/ p* P

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每月两节不变更；5.39.217.76" n+ V3 H+ ]7 O; }  }! o
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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8 P; ^- r" x% n8 X ... I may not be correct on this point公仔箱論壇" \9 f. g% y; E

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8 F* `8 j1 O5 c. u+ b  Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017, ^3 L$ Q1 ^. Q! @" Q3 V" D. L
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。) U/ A2 v- g, F" e' h
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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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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9 h% J5 I) A3 A$ |9 gNow, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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