元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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) [* q8 i) i7 Q* P' ^4 u$ {I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; & i3 T$ C2 h. ^9 p
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate公仔箱論壇" T3 q. w( U0 ]4 I9 S
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
2 @3 N0 s2 z! M7 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbreceive TVBox $800,00.
2 F/ U& V# k5 I, D1 ~- xReward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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2 E6 L, u4 C3 k1 H! ~8 G  sAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  5.39.217.77  O; z+ l1 X4 d' b  @4 b7 O

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1 U; z" U! v% P6 t8 K* ?! \春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; A/ D0 a3 g! z, `2 \
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
: p# s- w# R6 }" M$ etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
! P: l- V$ _$ I: {- e* W上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。. F) K( j( e( r& Y

& P. S/ V, P2 O) B0 Z6 n5.39.217.77The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:/ H3 v1 V8 ]( X$ c  T3 \& \

. I2 I  a3 T' I" N7 K公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三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 J! V% I- n& G) ^2 k; v
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。$ N8 N1 A4 R. ?5 B9 _
The figures are not adding up .. ???  
/ ^5 ?3 p: \+ E: k. w( N- v0 D( y! Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 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。6 D- B; G& b7 O
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. 5.39.217.77/ a+ n' }0 O  c6 x' i1 i6 o
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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立秋8月7-9日
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tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% e1 \+ W- d. {; T* o, s* v# [. C7 _; J
please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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$ M& R2 `% \! u: ]" \( X/ ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThanks for being so helpful all the time.
% `% b+ m/ A) _$ k1 y7 V公仔箱論壇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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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  R/ W: w! X6 z  ^, L, m9 B" E
The last two two verse says:
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' M3 ]6 ]. \7 o+ j8 \This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
9 U8 v0 W7 b8 pYou are pretty close though.9 A6 x# r% f. y: A! E/ X
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7 ]; h4 J0 U, \. c% i% g! l5.39.217.77After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
, T2 M9 R3 Z5 ~- y& p( U公仔箱論壇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).
7 V5 s/ o$ u  \" P5.39.217.77Traditionally, 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5.39.217.77  y: ?; Q7 q- j+ K9 X
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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: u( @1 Y+ P* |8 r8 b, Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status of5.39.217.777 J9 k! i8 @! }
親王 to post the correct answer.
7 t+ U& V6 V: Z  i0 Y  e, j  sMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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公仔箱論壇6 j9 X) Q4 }/ k3 H8 ~) T6 I! a3 h

2 [* `  i. e1 c- }: {2 i* B6 s公仔箱論壇For those who are interested in further details,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。. p' U4 z$ m, \/ k! t+ i
please refer to the followint link:
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8 Q" G% ]8 h6 p公仔箱論壇https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%945.39.217.778 {4 \3 E- A) s, y  G5 Z
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- y) C8 }& h, @# ]/ L) d5.39.217.77It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
3 P2 X  y7 G( psomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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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;
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，5.39.217.775 L- |- Q4 ]  z5 k5 I3 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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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 g! `! v4 b+ C+ B3 s1 T9 U
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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow1 p0 A- M1 B/ H0 k+ D8 V6 V  g& L
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;/ @: Q! g  F  Z8 z1 W
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.
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每月两节不变更；
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- Q/ f3 p4 Y2 e# U4 ~& R" J) y公仔箱論壇The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
) ]( s# ]) X/ ?+ R1 t- fSo 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。, F! t2 W3 B$ v' M  t
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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... I may not be correct on this point
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* f1 E: N- _/ A' {2 v5.39.217.77It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
" D0 V) c" j: T, `) FTVBNOW 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。立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,4 N% }5 b1 F) _. r; H
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.5.39.217.77( V% m/ }' S3 f: W3 z- S/ M
  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。2 R9 Y6 C' F. x. E
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?5.39.217.77. q$ O1 R2 u& }+ V& r, [+ C

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/ x4 p0 a  b2 d, p- h1 H; x ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **