元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
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a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate公仔箱論壇- E: D7 {3 [# {0 M( X0 [8 r4 {
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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3 K, Q4 F% y) u) a3 i$ GAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌% h" c3 r! i7 ~
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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；) F2 k* s7 r  t+ ~8 I: V6 g
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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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: u# K+ M6 @  `9 Q* g
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  ! o' J9 d7 G  O4 h
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
9 q: k3 C9 h4 M6 B9 o公仔箱論壇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 .0 O0 l# M9 j8 W
夏至六廿一
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2 Z0 D- x+ e6 x( C4 N: dplease 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.5.39.217.773 p7 P4 e4 x+ d1 f
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).7 q* ~, X% B$ c) |# \
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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 the9 r5 Z4 N% p  C1 K, b: z8 J. @$ j
二十四节气歌
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' n" G! i$ o! Y9 p( IThe 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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4 t% J0 Y8 v' t0 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.& M. V% H% o+ D4 z/ {
You are pretty close though.- [8 @: F+ m0 |% P% \/ S
Thanks again.9 T3 V3 a* N5 k, y6 ~' r/ o/ m* h) m
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
( ]# a7 j# l1 d, K& gIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节)." z, m+ Q+ V, G3 P/ x
Traditionally, 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
6 ^- T  I9 W; i- W5.39.217.77These 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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# i; U- a2 e+ N' }) ]" V$ G% rMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.5.39.217.77/ ?, b  E+ X+ z
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For those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.77" V4 [3 }: e) d1 p
please refer to the followint link:
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: ?* U+ j# J5 j- d4 Xhttps://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94" `1 `; C2 [' P

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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,5.39.217.773 [8 F; r2 t$ D! q
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
3 G( d7 i1 i# r' ~5.39.217.77so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest公仔箱論壇+ x9 `$ x- o3 M' p$ [; F; I
appreciation for his post and reply.公仔箱論壇0 }: P. L+ Z- P6 L+ }8 s/ ^

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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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9 S3 M. X9 K0 @) AAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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每月两节不变更；
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1 D# Z6 z/ G, g( ~/ m8 y# utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe reason that the starting dates of each "节气" 5.39.217.77" j1 P" b6 V% b* Z, k
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
7 N* A6 G( x5 i% c公仔箱論壇28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;5.39.217.778 G5 g2 j+ Q  _: O1 @

6 m9 K: m2 x( a7 v) Mand 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。( r8 S" K; d5 i3 X; O8 j/ K) M
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,9 T9 {: l3 }% S5 v$ a- r0 E, }
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; i* \) Z; L, j. S7 a, |5 @% E ... I may not be correct on this point5.39.217.770 ?* o. |" Z8 N

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3 N$ _, m! P7 y3 E+ V$ htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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- |8 Q9 w4 r* y$ y: U; U3 ]1 f$ i$ s公仔箱論壇Why does April always start on the same day of the week?4 v0 ?5 J1 x0 a; y7 s

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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" l6 y' t7 g& M+ [. O$ Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **