元宵猜灯谜

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) h7 _# j% s" r- O3 c公仔箱論壇I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 M! T& j4 N: x( p# s! r
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.5.39.217.768 J$ e& t% `5 }' i
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌
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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；
! d" ?6 `" [0 X+ D& Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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( x8 u6 |5 n+ b4 p5.39.217.76The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  5.39.217.767 a, P. k# p8 c% N+ O7 O; H& I- F
What'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.
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norman.ho

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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
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+ g' y, I( a' V, g7 O* X5.39.217.76Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 s$ e. K9 g7 E$ i
二十四节气歌
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The last two two verse says: 公仔箱論壇9 V$ r; m1 o2 A, Y8 l7 v# f
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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公仔箱論壇9 Q& |: p2 J8 L; c5 d! z2 R7 u
This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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, r- n9 i: l4 X+ nAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
" S( t: ^1 t6 S, H$ b5 Y& z& MIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
1 L' I% s6 y0 u2 U公仔箱論壇Traditionally, this day is celebrated by 吃汤圆, 赏花灯, 猜灯谜, and having a drink together, right?.

norman.ho

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( w% v  Q% x$ M$ \! L) X: F3 OWell, it took someone with the status ofTVBNOW 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。2 @# Q  s5 ?, i2 X/ @
親王 to post the correct answer.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 ?0 O3 z- H" c
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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' a' j3 d: ^4 s* `. Y4 R1 Q5.39.217.76For those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇9 [: I7 b% N/ `. P
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,
$ X: w* y: j1 q, p8 Y" N- g1 `  {! esomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.5.39.217.768 ]; N  b* g! p( M6 |

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+ \- [: N3 K, }1 |公仔箱論壇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，
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# M" k, j$ K. b. w3 c公仔箱論壇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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$ L. a6 q( x' c, S$ `. i. U  \3 ]As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow公仔箱論壇0 N9 e% v; ]* ?5 @# @1 n4 s
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;5.39.217.76) [4 j8 z  b) J9 l5 X% s
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; ^. ?2 O: @* e5 w
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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"
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& u# P) I; y& }1 j. |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。- x& m2 ]2 q4 _
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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7 A7 D& G% t' w# y7 ~ ... I may not be correct on this point
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  I& h  Z& \7 z. WIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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9 G' H+ L6 x/ ^3 E5.39.217.76the 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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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons" M* J- A6 ?0 i5 P

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Now, here is another interesting question:
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$ M# L  q4 l5 L2 E4 X7 E6 g+ [Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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& y  w" |; Y0 G+ U5.39.217.76Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **