元宵猜灯谜

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 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。! d- o/ A9 N# R2 \/ J6 A
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.3 I4 ^- W7 m3 F. z2 }: Q' C
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give公仔箱論壇: n2 I9 a; f* o1 g
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate4 L& A4 k$ J9 y! ^, U
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 H- m8 p  E. i7 @9 m, h
receive TVBox $800,00.
$ j+ T0 u  m  i2 i( |Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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9 h; X% P" H: U7 A公仔箱論壇Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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" k* M" e7 B9 ?6 Z) h5.39.217.76二十四节气歌6 l4 a) y7 r" i% }5 O( A

( p) i9 c& O+ g0 _( j) G公仔箱論壇春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
% O7 _* ^9 Q6 g+ v. A2 E, ]6 C( `3 F公仔箱論壇秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
* L% G7 W: o' D8 `# s8 G9 W- d每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；7 C2 u* P7 \1 ]3 H. v0 p4 S  N$ b
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ^) k4 K  Z0 ~! f  {3 h

" ?' {" C4 @2 Z2 W4 D8 m* P8 IThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:公仔箱論壇" c" x3 l: _$ w' g. _
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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% X1 n5 _7 I9 A; _ The figures are not adding up .. ???  
+ H/ r1 L* p/ Z( d/ TWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 公仔箱論壇- D9 ]# ^: M( j
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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- o, S; l, T/ t7 c# V( G
Everybody wins.

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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.5.39.217.76% a7 z3 t# B1 X  B7 V
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, h- ]& U9 {8 u; A! n3 x! ^( c( a

( \1 Q  f8 R* \公仔箱論壇Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the公仔箱論壇* Z9 V& K( b9 V
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4 z# c: j) O  Y; aTVBNOW 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。The last two two verse says:
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0 W) n& a- A) ]5 [$ T0 A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。6 `- q  X/ g0 m. G7 K1 g
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
# s' _* H4 x# M4 @You are pretty close though.  h& i- M) z6 V$ U* ^! x
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.公仔箱論壇9 S8 o3 i$ I! H, J
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).5.39.217.76& l" j, e# X1 [4 Q) ~1 u2 i! t4 L
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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4 R5 w% b0 v4 I. n公仔箱論壇Well, it took someone with the status of公仔箱論壇8 V$ b$ |6 ^4 R
親王 to post the correct answer.
! S& @/ a/ F) H! c" X0 l+ t$ stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,
) e' x, y- a5 ]$ E' m公仔箱論壇please refer to the followint link: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。: \: {. ?) @: s

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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,+ w& C4 d; O7 N$ [( W; f# M
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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: r& f# d. N9 \1 K0 S) Z6 qAs 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，% s- u$ N3 t& ?+ ^; X
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”5.39.217.76; o6 L  N6 k! m" c; X+ m$ E& w
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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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow公仔箱論壇# @3 ^- L: y8 n! s7 R
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
% U4 l2 m3 m2 [, k1 Ethis 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；公仔箱論壇+ Y& s8 b* i0 T% J# G
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" 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。6 b3 V8 I! M' P2 S/ W( \- V- |
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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" b  `2 v7 Q1 \  r' ]6 o  f% @5.39.217.76I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has $ {5 \1 J4 m# K' j
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.
. J5 H; W! B$ D$ n5.39.217.76So there are always 2 节气 in each month,6 a# {4 }. Q+ W: G& k! g# {
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.公仔箱論壇: ]1 G8 u3 E% a
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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
! _+ H8 F  \; D) y2 L立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
5 S, t' {# d9 p公仔箱論壇the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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for haveing 4 seasons:
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The Axis of Rotation公仔箱論壇, e& V- w  D. Z/ t# [( x* u1 ]1 L* ?
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, C# ^$ a3 E2 T- I; ~  ?* Y2 E5.39.217.76Now, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# h8 e4 s) c! g  d

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 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 l9 Y+ R1 @( @% x

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