元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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7 i+ h! H* }! K* I- M6 h5.39.217.77I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
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7 H& A" G, Z# J: K5.39.217.77So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give- W0 e# P0 P' G7 |0 Y0 b
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate5.39.217.774 e" C: l% p$ f( q+ `, G
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.5.39.217.77# w6 d5 j* L; y/ T; L
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇* M+ x$ Y" F/ r! L1 W7 J6 A
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/ |, b/ T, \% B+ n( H& ^  o* [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
2 b  u) ^9 R; c! f- b5.39.217.77秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: s# _: r  ?2 a/ m' @8 B  k, @
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 ) l. a1 G+ ~- b9 A! U3 Z
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 .5 ~8 s1 H0 ~6 A" P! c+ j
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- q- \3 F$ k$ F! E* Y6 b
立秋8月7-9日
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& i. y9 f& b. i( T公仔箱論壇please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :)./ B8 c4 D# O3 Y* C
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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 thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 W/ D) o, A- U
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The last two two verse says:
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  K. s( t* ~: ^This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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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)., F1 ~- u5 p# v% D4 x" G* B
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
# V" c9 i4 ]) M7 _公仔箱論壇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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/ v, e$ S9 o1 ~6 C( x8 xWell, 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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For those who are interested in further details,
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，公仔箱論壇" G' Q) W8 l/ n1 g  |
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”5.39.217.77: p, j* s: Q8 m+ Q& f
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
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this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.公仔箱論壇" G0 d3 j- J! @2 B/ j$ n  K1 K
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每月两节不变更；/ T. L# N% \1 q
最多相差一两天

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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has 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) Y0 ^( c% C. G1 l
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 K- \3 Z  I' |( \9 d0 b

3 H( r; x! d) q2 V) T8 y- O公仔箱論壇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。5 d, `/ w3 ]: C2 G7 G, y
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017! |) b$ g' E4 L+ R) s4 R0 H8 b
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,公仔箱論壇1 Q8 M. M/ H- I
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021." B2 C: R% e9 y7 c, [, E
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason7 d/ c; l% d# V0 u6 R1 Q
for haveing 4 seasons:
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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4 o3 a8 e4 A; d! W5.39.217.77Now, here is another interesting question:
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  |" b' Q, y8 X4 i7 |( F公仔箱論壇Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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7 v8 J# L7 N0 R' _0 Y ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **