元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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6 {" |  `9 ~: |3 f9 eI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 5.39.217.77  D7 K, w% g7 \
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
  N% ]7 z% B$ j# u7 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo 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 will5.39.217.77+ \) D  I. ~5 F7 {$ w+ m* J3 E
receive TVBox $800,00.5.39.217.77+ q" O4 X$ B8 C) U
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.5.39.217.779 l' {0 T  Y( p+ T7 x
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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0 {7 B+ q1 P+ n3 I- Y; G7 E5.39.217.77二十四节气歌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。9 I$ ^& C( |, @
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；+ F- T9 F6 G/ A  v' A
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。
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ A2 L" r! W* b# e: l: B% v

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5 ]) T& e! ]0 v8 j' R  Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The figures are not adding up .. ???  5.39.217.774 _8 U: h+ |+ `+ G" A9 _
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 $5,000; until I am completely broke. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 P0 s) h$ Z3 t& ?4 y  G
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 ./ J3 L$ G, u+ ]: q, ?5 S
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日
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處暑八廿三
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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.公仔箱論壇3 R) M- a* a% M% D8 b3 p
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this 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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) c  N+ j3 _* J5.39.217.77The last two two verse says:
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You are pretty close though.
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; P2 F( s9 O8 G1 a0 O  t* IAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
5 b5 P( R6 `% w3 p' q5.39.217.77If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
8 K, E. r) o6 ~6 h" h* ]/ c' _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
9 {" H7 M3 M) J: Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThese 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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' d" T( {2 O' K: [* `" f' `Well, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.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。- I6 L1 B' y; }* b

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8 F. Z, n3 ]- a# s$ P公仔箱論壇For those who are interested in further details,
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest5.39.217.77$ ~9 }) z, f) }* C+ a& D
appreciation for his post and reply.
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;公仔箱論壇! O- W0 q+ w: m' T

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
  V  G0 A& n! V0 ithe 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；
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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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& {/ H% }* |2 E3 W% A, uI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 _1 I+ ^  ~: P* s( u
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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, y! ^$ R; U5 _) Q$ `& rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
% ?1 V- L& L2 R( e  gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo there are always 2 节气 in each month,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。& E  {% i: o8 w, P5 Z
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.5.39.217.77! s) l3 c5 |" E* W. h+ B
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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 2017TVBNOW 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。$ h- i! @- W4 j3 H4 h% c* w
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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5 y6 M* s% F: _0 \  F/ Q- t公仔箱論壇Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:公仔箱論壇5 S2 H; j) w0 ~+ b
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons1 Z4 c5 x' B3 C# n: ^4 v' U
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& y: g+ C& ]  X* e: A1 Q, [* [. f公仔箱論壇Now, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- m7 o6 H4 f7 Q+ `' R- G

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# C. z# |7 Y& G, k' n6 \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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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **