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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receive TVBox $800,00.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  " X! `5 J2 ?8 x4 h' h6 C& z: v

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秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。公仔箱論壇7 t2 @- h- y; H" `- w9 o" h! v
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三公仔箱論壇2 G8 l5 w& {1 t' K  h# w/ d5 a. 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。; [  W. A9 n4 J9 p8 W( q- c7 V$ y
The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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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' a- t5 s" J' A
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 .
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大暑7月22-24日
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處暑八廿三
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  C! I$ z' y% m; d6 vplease 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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' b9 v& |2 K( A: Q$ _# Utvb 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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: j( u; M! x0 v4 O. c/ r/ W公仔箱論壇The last two two verse says:
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1 L0 J7 X( |3 Q上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" a' Q" C5 Z- ]) C$ X3 l5 L: i5 m
You are pretty close though.
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8 o) ^+ j* L0 D! {2 SAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5.39.217.76: e# K9 H6 j/ ~1 X
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)." z+ B% g2 Z+ y1 q# ]4 T
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5.39.217.76; G- ]) ?! h% j4 Z4 D! ]
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.7 O/ r) @0 G% f3 K( i) Z6 A5 I# \

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please refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" V, U2 ~5 S: X( G/ J1 ?4 M
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
& [$ A* z: b4 ]7 V. B" \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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4 Q8 x1 m- }- P# k6 WTVBNOW 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。As we all know, our traditional festivities normally followTVBNOW 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。9 c/ J3 z. p( h) U  M: P6 O/ r
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;公仔箱論壇) K3 x* u- k+ z0 D
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.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 Q8 A# |$ g3 d3 ]9 \4 C

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每月两节不变更；公仔箱論壇2 a" t0 x1 K3 R$ {
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ y# y/ J" u6 E5 G7 ?
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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, L; K3 z! w4 H! X; wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has , K7 r( k3 m0 v! {1 r" @) P7 Q# k
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;' T, k. N  c6 R

) O; s' s, r7 c9 T3 o. `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; u0 p) d8 k* r% E- _) V
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point5.39.217.764 F# i7 ~5 J2 i$ h/ R. e

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4 ^. }! z. k- a: F7 U# }6 V4 s! c" MIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
: `, T. X1 Y, [& S- T立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4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。3 }& K' u- p$ `) C9 v+ i7 T
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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# G2 `2 a0 D7 E: d! d( v1 CHere is an animated illustration for the reason7 A& E! U" [* l+ A$ w4 ~
for haveing 4 seasons:# o: P3 j5 D0 W

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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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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。' a" P" T: e8 F
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! w- L* s' Z7 _% F- ^: z0 cNow, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **