元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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* r; c" }$ [# _; G( yI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
% m* T& \- {; Y# T; l9 Ybut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 P3 d( g( E$ U% a! Y  F) F& C- [
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give/ f0 b! H/ Y: R" s2 p
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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- r1 o+ i. w5 y# R* c: p" h/ {Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇3 f1 d; x5 w; V, @4 K5 z

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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。: [. [! Q( O* n6 }. r0 s- Z, g
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+ E* H: ~) K5 f7 R0 i0 M2 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb二十四节气歌
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1 d6 e6 s' u2 S春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；/ ~9 Q9 V, _: j, e) U( b1 T
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。  Z9 ?! Y, |. q# a& A
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
' t9 Q; W. |% X0 RTVBNOW 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。上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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  T* U6 u1 X8 i$ r: [$ Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  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。. v, k& W, h- O
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
' v1 K# Q1 h, x( e* O5 l+ UGreat reward for the right answer.

norman.ho

Well, no one is interested; not even trying.  Okay, anyone have a go gets TVB $5,000; until I am completely broke. # \, K6 ]$ I* q# H: L
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 .
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小暑7月6-8日5.39.217.77# R2 i9 ?( E* F; h# G
大暑7月22-24日
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處暑八廿三: p- e: {4 ^8 C8 z) l% O
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 r. g, }! q' |/ X& O
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this 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。+ r: \, s8 b  S. V2 K7 p

, Q4 s, [) r- O9 X+ u5.39.217.77Actually 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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2 o+ S3 r) v- n2 K7 Y8 E! q- |3 ]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 M( y' R( z, X3 k6 u2 QThe last two two verse says: tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ g# R. q, J; a
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
8 U# L( ~; p9 B公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。& c0 C5 v; s$ @5 p

8 b/ w2 C5 Q0 K5 J% X. ]0 d" E& KTVBNOW 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。This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.1 {3 @% s0 B# E5 c3 @
You are pretty close though.公仔箱論壇$ j7 U* i& j$ A$ }
Thanks again.公仔箱論壇) i4 i+ T1 p' o( V

3 Z) I! V# _; }; c' {After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.3 {! l0 S0 g  f/ ?
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).
( y% p2 z7 e4 mTraditionally, 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5.39.217.770 i: t' v' w" j1 S( m8 D2 T6 @
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 of5.39.217.77- n% [5 ^0 V' G, O
親王 to post the correct answer.4 I, g  L$ ~4 G& Y: }$ d
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.公仔箱論壇3 o- v6 h- C6 V- A3 s

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For those who are interested in further details,
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/ m1 ?) K) `# A$ s2 L$ t; HIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 j" j# J7 O5 A- D4 B" `. C0 p4 W
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
7 a# a: i+ D7 F' z4 ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbso the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
3 A9 N* {- r# v, c/ m: J( g5.39.217.77appreciation for his post and reply.公仔箱論壇# r$ p+ i$ Z4 \3 W6 L7 e

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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，5 g" N- m- U1 b! G& c$ z
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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As 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.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。6 P. }1 h& R1 B" B/ m' O4 D# }9 [

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每月两节不变更；
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6 R" m8 D8 B) r$ g6 }& rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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+ X+ N7 W$ A+ f5 J3 }( K8 Aand the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.7 S0 T9 |# a2 k- i8 H
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- O4 V; v9 J1 s/ Z0 z
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 a; R7 K% u- N, G
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... I may not be correct on this point公仔箱論壇  C" c- C1 a2 t0 q; r5 o$ r; U' x

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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, D; s! P; p+ `6 |
for haveing 4 seasons:5.39.217.770 v" J9 J0 t8 ~% [- ~# V0 P) n

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  D2 x8 Y/ T3 I! R- G, L公仔箱論壇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 Seasonstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) I- ?0 P2 \6 i, n2 t  j* w# [
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7 [2 m: e" ]/ O$ T; g% w& L2 a公仔箱論壇Now, here is another interesting question: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。3 ]6 v# Z+ x' t- u( H
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?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。% M$ p* E* ^/ ~. O

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **