元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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. F4 G( m' `' ^, mI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; - @& h$ l( c+ J% H
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.# g/ D! v; E! T0 ]0 g! q$ G" |
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can giveTVBNOW 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。8 l$ |  R& r3 U) ]* z: A
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate& P1 N1 V6 f6 D7 C/ ^  C8 ^1 Y
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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3 A9 w. j8 C# `( `  m5 q, }Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  9 i% I* n, D( l" H

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二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇; L% p7 W$ O! G/ u' T: P* p/ \
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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；
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% i" F5 M% Y& _7 btvb 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
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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& x: k0 s/ Q- E3 \' y9 ]% Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreat 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. ; _9 c+ p. t4 P- E: L6 \
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 .5.39.217.763 I# s, \. b# f' e- w3 f
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日- f& h  J$ V6 F3 c9 F) C' S! q
立秋8月7-9日
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

9 K* [7 g, q; i% Z- j% rTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ]. ~( M; z5 q
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I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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# }: I$ |6 M5 X$ N6 ^% c% Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the
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The last two two verse says: 5.39.217.76- }; K6 `. G5 k0 l% [2 L
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.
! }: u. j4 J3 D& F( m% b( pYou are pretty close though.5.39.217.76& m" m5 Y* \; _1 N
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
& J# j- H. @: v" j& k8 k& @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
, }: l  z5 e) H6 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5.39.217.76; H, m' s( @; @: a# O4 U/ x
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 of/ F# c7 S9 t; n+ W8 r" ]; i
親王 to post the correct answer.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: C% S) c" h% V5 ^
My 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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1 J1 I! z9 `! R9 h, Zhttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94* F& {$ m( ~6 O: `, J! }% [
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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( M7 Y. J. k# w# Z* n* kAs I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;9 C6 t1 p/ V( Q: k+ u& h

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow& T! W& }! B, u
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;1 A: u0 b0 A, o8 r3 h
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.公仔箱論壇2 s; s" v1 X- W! u" h
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。3 i7 J7 S# l1 E' n/ C& b
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每月两节不变更；0 y, g" k  I0 S' C
最多相差一两天

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。) J7 O% [* N+ x2 V( e. z+ ^
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.公仔箱論壇3 z! Z6 {5 V9 r6 [3 ~

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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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The Axis of Rotation
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons$ O2 j9 \& o. S& s

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5 O1 V) I- k5 D8 \/ ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow, here is another interesting question:5 Z+ n: b  e8 z  c& O

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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