元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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- i( ~$ K" j4 XI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; ; ^" l/ T% F* T0 H: j: o
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
1 }& n4 n  E: {" o0 o) Z- i5 E7 g1 cSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can givetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ J$ n) d& _: B. Z; Y- z3 r/ B& n: f
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate公仔箱論壇- c) M5 C' D" j3 _4 k" C3 T
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will" Y6 v( N+ q3 r
receive TVBox $800,00.
/ K9 L& ?) M# Q# sReward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  . a) }8 R& v+ n" P. q* V

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二十四节气歌5.39.217.779 ]+ T+ d$ {; L- l  P, ~+ T5 g
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；! p3 Z7 g. t+ B- H: R- Z# x
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。5.39.217.77+ {+ c& a0 c5 Z' t" Q
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
" [& T. x- t' a2 {$ l6 Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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* u- I5 z8 {3 K, ^; ?" `9 d; X: N0 hThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:7 ?/ u2 p. v4 e7 `# K6 t) i' P
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三4 \' L8 G, M' N: E- ]
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
0 y3 _! E3 ]1 ?; Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat'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 $5,000; until I am completely broke. 公仔箱論壇: B4 I) o, H+ c0 D1 Z5 Q; P$ I: @
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 .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 W* |% q3 i! c; a4 m; N
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大暑7月22-24日tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 v9 g- A; ?" x" F$ K% {5 @3 u
立秋8月7-9日
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處暑八廿三tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 w% H% A1 _& {! R
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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.
9 g& o8 E, D, `, o3 f- \) v9 b5 `5.39.217.77I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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1 l1 [6 N- h( h) IActually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the公仔箱論壇0 C% ^9 t+ G8 V' E2 p9 h* d0 k0 U; v
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/ c5 |" V0 y  ?  |& LThe last two two verse says:
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# m0 M! ]- ?0 M. ?( J' w2 ]上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇, @  f/ @) s( x5 u
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.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。& D4 D4 N; s$ o0 F1 F
You are pretty close though.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5.39.217.77. O; q% c4 I# a7 H, |
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).
! x; Z3 B- B9 s& C9 t( B8 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。, q- }) f% s) r' j  C2 {# |5 v
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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5 N" v9 ^  E" U% y# ^公仔箱論壇Well, it took someone with the status of
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1 f, z* F4 @& v" Y9 K2 D% N7 R& _+ YMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇* U1 I  G1 V; @  ]' Q
please refer to the followint link:; U0 d# i: K) Z1 T: g5 ~1 F- U
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94TVBNOW 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 X3 K# E( L7 ~9 X! H2 \

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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,7 y! W. k# N3 c- s9 X$ t
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,公仔箱論壇' h4 W& k- t4 w/ Y% R4 f, X$ l
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;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 o% a, e7 f3 }  m+ Z: v/ S' L

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
, o/ F5 U9 J" w: o; xthe Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;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。$ E0 j" e, j) v3 }4 Q2 m$ J
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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* V: l( w  e# x" L/ F. p$ DThe reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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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。( r9 G8 t% }1 P$ ^4 l! G
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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* E9 X5 j& x! i* i' @the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.& p+ F9 r, f6 z, B- s0 u
  
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason公仔箱論壇( S) a& ^8 H" a
for haveing 4 seasons:
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' ?5 {6 f" C$ S( G' y5.39.217.77The Axis of Rotation公仔箱論壇# x$ [$ v  l  B& ?4 z
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0 d1 U" m( E; m5.39.217.77Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:5.39.217.77& u% P  k- t. Z' \/ R# n
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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, ]! f8 y* S8 c, K! M+ K" ANow, here is another interesting question:+ [; I- v. x8 o$ [

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$ J# @6 I, v) X4 v0 T公仔箱論壇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。" B7 i+ U. @+ d, p/ `; ]

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