元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
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So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can givetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 P* M6 h6 \3 ?/ {  r
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! [: G2 G2 U3 r! A. ?- U! c

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5 ^, C7 z3 n8 u8 Z( h公仔箱論壇二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇4 ^9 u- A; K6 W+ D* l; a8 I2 ?

7 S+ r: V0 ~5 q- W3 q! G7 L' f春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
/ S7 M( {  H' _9 ^% p' m' K- t2 J8 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
* r' K, M2 I" l9 T& w每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；7 R: h( d! V1 X9 U* `
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.76! r6 A+ r" ~6 c1 @2 s  S

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The figures are not adding up .. ???  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 V' J; O4 k4 X0 k8 J
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 I) U$ X3 h* h
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 .! k- `4 f- S. g5 }
夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9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。- k. \3 U: i! ]5 Y. B$ B
處暑8月22-24日' h! r' D# G5 T% \0 o7 C8 ]
處暑八廿三8 S8 `& _! F) H6 A4 N, k- @+ k
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。# |+ h6 k+ a: P
please 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.
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; [' q  P8 o) O; h# pActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the* u. a( v. H7 J
二十四节气歌
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The last two two verse says: tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 U% [! |4 c. M- I; O
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.
3 p9 z# |; N( _: EYou are pretty close though.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
1 D8 X7 c1 u* B5 n; K! 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).  g5 \/ k- f) v9 A8 }. a% d
Traditionally, 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”一句公仔箱論壇7 K) C& V5 e' L5 A% M
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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2 {/ O* t9 Y' z: {1 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status of
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4 J& Z) _7 O$ n+ N0 y9 p公仔箱論壇My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇! R' E* S- f) a. R/ U2 ^
please refer to the followint link:
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6 w" j3 k) L3 q; \7 p% X公仔箱論壇https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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. m* n$ D" W& ?+ \8 W9 u公仔箱論壇It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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; O. A7 \  B" ?/ t1 GAs 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，
( Y6 X+ q! \& Y& [4 J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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* ^0 L/ z; V" d# t+ Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow3 `0 J( r% R7 a/ r: b, D
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
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每月两节不变更；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。7 r, F/ O: x0 P1 B0 O4 u8 @/ P
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 @6 z7 P; ?- a( S- ]( D
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);公仔箱論壇; n8 N0 P7 V+ ~4 J) x: @( x/ A: x- w# N
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has 公仔箱論壇. r# o* ~6 `8 `' j5 A
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;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。) _5 W6 K4 a+ E$ o4 m' p* y
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。  w2 H* b: U8 m; n( }& K
and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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9 t2 k; W1 d3 ]1 k: Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would also be interesting to note that for 20175.39.217.76% a9 H& q% ]2 \0 ~
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 G# i3 w9 s' u! n" B8 ]. ?
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.公仔箱論壇# d/ j& @7 _3 [1 _
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& Z8 @" c. k. e% M0 b, Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason
' _5 s5 ?- c: W- F- Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbfor haveing 4 seasons:
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; W. q( G& f" d7 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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 I/ o' t' y% t3 ^
The Axis of Rotation5.39.217.764 j0 M8 ^" n9 t) L, b' M, c
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 H) q# w+ d* P$ j
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+ g; E7 _( Q2 h0 `公仔箱論壇Why does April always start on the same day of the week?; \) R  z* L, o7 {
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. L9 _, [. ?) w7 G) ?4 N+ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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% y( D+ \) `0 o5 Y ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **