元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;   v2 ]) k0 }& d. x% _) S' ^$ L
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.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。* h5 @9 l' p7 I2 x( ~: I# U7 Q
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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receive TVBox $800,00.0 H+ o2 N  k, L+ Q4 g
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.9 V' ^( f7 k4 w
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；2 b7 R* l% b, i
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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; z, M% u7 ?8 f5 ?" Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三7 ~' h: u, H4 r8 i

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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 .
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小暑7月6-8日
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處暑8月22-24日
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norman.ho

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# e8 j6 T$ ^) x, h4 g" P3 S  oThanks for being so helpful all the time.
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Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the5.39.217.76" w2 R; W3 B1 ~/ Q4 e( U; w
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$ P$ G. w5 ~0 KThe last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。; E0 e% O* x. }: c
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' n9 {: [# f1 I0 O
You are pretty close though.公仔箱論壇" C5 q4 n; p' W, v+ \3 @' r
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5.39.217.76. _8 F$ \+ h- r
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).
# }$ q2 a! v; PTraditionally, 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
4 \% D; p' V, Z7 a5.39.217.76These 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公仔箱論壇" G! O0 o9 H/ M$ Y9 V2 x
親王 to post the correct answer.
4 ^, d7 B8 V! e5.39.217.76My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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( _' R$ q$ b7 e5.39.217.76For 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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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，公仔箱論壇, x, N$ |9 d. z% x. _1 s
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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1 w+ \3 i. G9 a, P- C0 b, ~  CAs 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；5.39.217.76/ x" M6 Q6 K! w5 Q5 O, \6 P" K# X
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" 2 j0 C% m( v4 O5 h2 r
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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; d$ G8 ^) O, k& q3 {. T5.39.217.76I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
4 K4 g) S( P$ s1 z$ i4 j3 D$ C公仔箱論壇28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 n7 G  Y' m3 S" [
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017% o( F3 @6 j6 N- x0 a
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
1 G& H/ R8 h9 q3 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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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Now, here is another interesting question:5.39.217.76% k6 B! I1 S7 c0 l/ P4 w. c
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 公仔箱論壇$ w% _" j& u3 S2 m/ z

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