元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 1 N0 @1 J3 e+ a
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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; D( z: ~& y7 [# |: y+ v( Zand clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! B# z$ m+ e+ M$ l2 k
receive TVBox $800,00.
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二十四节气歌
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& j$ d" M( x- J, l! Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
: W: R- b2 r" P2 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
  Y  M6 H$ [5 @3 p* j/ Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ c4 U  y& w, Y2 T* N( M
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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3 b5 g& Q0 R; |/ C0 h, ] The figures are not adding up .. ???  
; X& V+ M5 k8 f  O9 C5.39.217.77What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 5.39.217.77- h* i: m8 R+ \3 k
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 .% w* r/ k' }# i
夏至六廿一
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處暑8月22-24日, f0 h# Y& Y- W  h
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.
8 n! l1 j9 k3 ?公仔箱論壇I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).3 h5 ?9 K3 B0 }* B5 S$ ~1 L& g' v
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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 the5.39.217.77& W" [/ A7 \& m- X$ }) r
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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。9 w+ _$ g& {) v" ^# R
The last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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You are pretty close though.
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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。4 z; t. @! t) o2 n
After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 c0 t: |5 v$ m0 r
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).
5 O$ @: F! _1 y3 @# j6 M# s: c5.39.217.77Traditionally, 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
% q3 R7 G( ?2 S& r  s& ]- f5.39.217.77These 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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# C2 U( r- Z3 j) y3 K9 `* `$ a4 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFor those who are interested in further details,; |% I, B" o4 G/ V+ y* @. u
please refer to the followint link:9 p. r' \, l" x3 n7 }+ J
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( o8 I& D$ p. ]5 N+ I
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,* h- q6 z& r4 s) k! O/ G
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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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，tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 U) w, E' J( k7 w. p7 w0 O0 D
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”7 M6 p( v+ a, o8 A. }- l+ a5 j, f3 d
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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. B' O+ `  B5 \$ c1 n7 BAs 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.5.39.217.77" Y2 J4 u0 j4 N: k( l

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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" 公仔箱論壇* l2 b/ j' o! {) f, _2 ?3 r# P" N
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);5.39.217.773 A( y& a, \; M( z+ d' i5 W) ?
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has % \3 w2 e  i' e. i0 A: c) }5 H% l
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.# P) l! M; W( ]) g( ?, p
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,) M, O' x/ y6 J& r1 a; z& q! G
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.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 H) E) Y0 g$ r, [
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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 2017
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( Z2 a1 `2 ]$ i" ~6 p6 n1 a6 lthe next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.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。  z6 x& L+ A& g! i
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& y3 F, I3 {2 k/ Z# o. ]3 n9 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason
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The Axis of Rotation
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) r. M( Q0 W/ S# S- t- _Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:7 h6 m! Q, ^0 X& B" K) z
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons5.39.217.77- u0 x: `/ s! U3 ~* Q

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Now, here is another interesting question:7 i$ ~" t; v9 _! j, T
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **