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norman.ho

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So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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: B! H  k3 s- x" P6 i二十四节气歌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。; Y' S( Z/ Y9 \7 L

% ]. H5 @& @5 i. h5.39.217.76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；公仔箱論壇! z, }, L5 b$ n" d3 n& Y
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇) r" g+ p1 c" u5 M2 y% U

" ~2 X2 Z4 V7 m0 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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: g  p4 w' R$ s# K. W6 [6 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, g% C! `! U; X; }

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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. . P. D. y) p5 ]8 F
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 .5.39.217.767 P5 _$ h% d& i0 C
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大暑7月22-24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。, [) G2 T8 N  J: q* R/ y5 V! `
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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4 b9 a& }1 p+ o5 }" t, Z# SThanks 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 the
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: {2 O3 V+ M3 f* d  m- lThe last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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1 x+ X" q0 Q& Z; L5.39.217.76After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.0 I: D/ W0 W' v8 @9 B/ K) W& M
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).  d, E! P" d6 Z( H5 T0 |8 j
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) j# \6 V$ C+ Z; i$ k' U
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
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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2 b. t3 d+ x, A. N( ]5 D6 `. m  GFor those who are interested in further details,& Q9 U! h8 d% S. Z& W8 O
please refer to the followint link:1 W1 q% z& R" z. i

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someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;5.39.217.76; A; `. O( `6 `( r

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
3 H4 {4 _6 ^' o. E" |/ M' ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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$ U4 e0 c5 S9 G5.39.217.76this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.公仔箱論壇. ^4 S3 A% m: M8 Y, t
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每月两节不变更；
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, }  g, N! Q4 s7 g9 I  {公仔箱論壇The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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  `4 {; o! Z& H* c# \7 Y4 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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' H; H) `* j0 M/ gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
0 M  ]8 P3 F$ [- l3 l5.39.217.76So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this pointtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& ]) U( t$ c  N" F
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6 f" w8 g# C: ^2 ^6 {+ V% rIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.5.39.217.76+ B- F8 L5 G% ^
  
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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2 U' y  x- i8 L( \8 U; @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Axis of Rotation' l3 e( U$ E7 S3 m  C$ R: S

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Now, here is another interesting question:5.39.217.76) W) |/ h/ z  ^2 G  Q- C, g( L

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?公仔箱論壇2 k7 D6 a! n2 m6 T

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8 [" i, P. h: n! |Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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- Q* i4 w& l4 G& _' O ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **