元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; ( U  g8 e+ Q4 m' B, `1 x. {" n
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  G: ]) x9 Y& `- w, D# n
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 m% c, W% o4 q) p& I+ P$ p9 L
receive TVBox $800,00.5.39.217.775 h( P  v, E+ I; G
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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: V/ Q1 n# A) B7 h+ L( ?  \* m5.39.217.77二十四节气歌) ^7 Q% a2 T+ i
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
- Q9 k, S1 Q& f1 O上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。: R& C) V1 s; {- b2 \& b7 c6 q
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:2 e$ k% X. H) B; n7 ^$ f0 t9 E; S
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  , Q0 Y% g+ Y4 S
What'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。2 k4 s9 f$ Z" ]  G8 F
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 .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 e* I+ H' n5 V: W
夏至六廿一. W6 C4 S- m) C$ ?6 W  K* p* v
小暑7月6-8日
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處暑8月22-24日5 a! D  \  @8 f: `: U
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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- k- D1 v  B) E* o& B6 I5.39.217.77Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
+ N6 u" j  \" G! F5 tI know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# }$ F% `; x/ S( K- k

7 N5 T& z! ~. v8 U, UActually 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, h- }2 A1 R: q0 W
二十四节气歌
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; j( s3 ^0 c& S& R! q公仔箱論壇The last two two verse says:
# B) F0 \2 ^6 c) T每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
# g3 i: o; Y& ~4 @, p. F3 g5 P; R' xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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' W- {) }, g3 g7 x0 y1 `5.39.217.77This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
3 e% x1 \0 r$ U( M5.39.217.77You 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* \, K& w) Y& [1 Q
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).
' Q0 @4 {) [7 v7 d. n) G  j/ XTraditionally, 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
% z6 n# a3 }4 ?. S- iThese 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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! p" u# A# a& D( t4 w6 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWell, it took someone with the status of
6 p! }8 z8 d; f; x" T7 p6 _0 b公仔箱論壇 親王 to post the correct answer.
- E2 D( q" P' _: P2 z  A公仔箱論壇My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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For those who are interested in further details,
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,* |+ t7 B5 U0 a% n- e1 f
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,5.39.217.771 T6 U- N$ [+ N- E$ I- Y
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;公仔箱論壇+ J4 [; f/ O( }$ U" a

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, ~7 C; s8 o+ A7 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”
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+ O, k: M% a7 n% R公仔箱論壇As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
& A/ [" L& }% g' w7 c- S, Othe Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
6 J0 R' {9 u* y5.39.217.77this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.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。$ k; H! n3 P3 @% x! K' m
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每月两节不变更；0 [5 J& i& u$ O. v' U! F  T2 k( E  L& Z
最多相差一两天

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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
5 S! t- [# _' e0 b. v) Y5.39.217.7728/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;5.39.217.778 W: {$ q( |/ H9 A  c
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.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。$ w6 f8 V5 h6 X/ K
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,公仔箱論壇% ~$ r1 y, g) V8 i* x# ^
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 point5.39.217.77" r( k  {% ~' h& Z; f5 Z2 N8 h
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* Q& x4 g; ?8 r9 }; R* L+ Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would also be interesting to note that for 2017
/ J9 H8 P% V; y: ^5.39.217.77立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
. B' J7 L( ^0 q- O3 ~5 C% O- J" ethe next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.$ [4 ?# G( @$ Z. D' W. ?# \2 z
  
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason: S+ [: M; J; }% S2 R  z( K) `2 C  V
for haveing 4 seasons:( i0 h6 P( x7 Z

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The Axis of Rotation5.39.217.77! B/ {& f" @$ m0 ]2 |

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5 ], B+ o$ `5 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJust some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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0 P/ G( q4 a9 y8 I% w2 `: lWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 5.39.217.774 p4 `4 U' K( S7 Q

  _. W! u1 M: t6 B; ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **