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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So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.0 f; |$ m9 q8 N) E
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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* B# p8 \: k7 m5 _4 \5.39.217.77春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；. h. U$ p; X" H; q) w5 e+ s
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' Z6 b8 p- N% ]2 x2 Y6 B' M; F, Q
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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% Q( p! d! o# uThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三5.39.217.77) I& \& W& c4 N1 x$ y: V% v
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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. 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。+ B5 n) G8 E& V
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 ., R) f. Y/ e; V: v5 F
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小暑7月6-8日
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norman.ho

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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
$ [# s* `$ K! q0 jI know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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# D' s: p4 |8 y公仔箱論壇Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the5.39.217.77. ~8 c# ^  g* u  h
二十四节气歌
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The last two two verse says:
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' M8 c' F( l; v& ^( X& o0 H5.39.217.77This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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Thanks again.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。& |1 R0 J; y0 x3 h; i
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
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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" v7 U8 E& W5 M  x$ y+ [; j
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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; F# v) }% U+ gFor those who are interested in further details,/ ]2 R' u8 B; @$ A: V
please refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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4 T( x5 ^- ?) g1 k2 G+ j' u, dAs 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，
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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 follow5.39.217.77# @4 _- J7 X) [5 v' j
the 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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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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3 O) i' U4 v  {$ n7 |, U+ H4 R) O6 G公仔箱論壇and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.公仔箱論壇+ B. U. |3 ?' K9 N4 d2 n& y
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... I may not be correct on this pointTVBNOW 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。, V4 A7 u4 d: F. v7 r
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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$ p0 ^* H+ @# K$ B; p3 {
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The Axis of Rotation
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons9 X8 O, T/ t, B' g

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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?3 A: D0 \' _  c0 U- B; ?/ t
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 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。8 o8 c9 ~5 j6 w( W

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