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but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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4 x' _# S4 V, `" F! }9 f5.39.217.77Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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/ v7 `/ t& B$ s$ q- [/ M5.39.217.77二十四节气歌
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( C% L( g0 L/ C9 C& Q* b
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。- \4 l" c, |# j  P  [
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:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ X; S: g: M0 Z; \. v
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
7 L$ h. R' F" K, v% y公仔箱論壇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.
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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 .0 `- v; _/ o8 k$ i: o
夏至六廿一
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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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2 ?( Q$ H$ a+ J" q- p  TThanks for being so helpful all the time.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。' v1 m8 d) i# V8 S# u
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :)." K. p# \8 b* k% {+ ]+ n
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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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The last two two verse says:
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  z# T4 E6 {+ W- x! W/ O
You are pretty close though.: T9 Y* `! n6 }- b, v
Thanks again.( r0 t0 W1 }7 s2 B9 @! d" |
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
& D$ r. c' @  O  `+ B7 e/ Q6 QIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
- h9 U% {" J8 c5 dTraditionally, 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tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 l! l/ c: Z0 e
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 ofTVBNOW 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 i0 X* n( _. A! E5 D+ X
親王 to post the correct answer.
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please refer to the followint link:
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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6 D  E! D9 o" GIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. ], d7 ~' x  i
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.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。# J7 L$ n/ I) H

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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0 @" n* V9 x2 o  F- T3 E

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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- V2 b4 ^& D; O1 {# p( z2 H( I% NAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
+ Q3 j" v+ E8 \" K5 U; q& B% @5.39.217.77the 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" 5.39.217.773 B, x8 i0 [! g' {/ I6 N
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);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。0 ^; D1 q- ?  u6 n
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has 公仔箱論壇7 Q; i9 o; S# ]4 D! g, i: R
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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" [1 @  [! j" h" B- v5.39.217.77and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.  l  [2 z" u6 V  r/ D& J
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point
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' E: p% P: a8 l/ eIt would also be interesting to note that for 20175.39.217.77" s6 F) K; r. f! i0 e: p
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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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy: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。+ N9 L: t5 Q  l% d7 k( h

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Now, here is another interesting question:
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" k& B1 W. s" x0 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?& c, X0 M. v  `, p+ U

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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