元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 3 n% ^; l! a1 z0 w, `
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.( s2 w$ J1 A- A& B) m6 f9 W6 ~' j
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 will公仔箱論壇/ M: I* d7 o7 a3 @6 L
receive TVBox $800,00.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 }" b/ U; j" U( D1 E" {/ L
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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! m* K; v/ |9 U# l5 T1 N1 C) D公仔箱論壇Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；公仔箱論壇9 }3 O: o# \9 K5 t
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇  H4 p1 R, k; }9 s+ U6 h
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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$ ^" r! V7 p' n! B% H The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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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 .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 ?+ Q% A, }( W6 S) _# a. y
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小暑7月6-8日
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處暑8月22-24日
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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! O9 {# t% R. k8 @+ b1 U5.39.217.77Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
( u, s( w( G* F9 {+ k, _. y5.39.217.77I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :)./ o3 a" f) s/ ^, m
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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 theTVBNOW 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。. c8 y3 [- t2 e" h0 @$ U" q/ F# ^
二十四节气歌
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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, c. u8 G+ {: H+ h+ k
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 R4 I+ |' E# G0 I* I2 i# R. Y
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).
$ @- W1 E$ }! o4 h$ Z' e. ^3 g公仔箱論壇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  n. |6 ^4 D# o4 A) Q
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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6 g; m1 o/ f. z: A3 NWell, it took someone with the status of
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4 w0 Z$ d6 v/ IMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.  K4 T3 C* g; t! ?( ?+ U2 T

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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,5.39.217.77' }1 d3 e  V, x# E  T  |
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.公仔箱論壇+ Q! v# E0 R7 `' R2 ]

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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，tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( C" e3 _: H$ u7 L- ]" ]
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”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。# {4 A! f9 h2 m- [
列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。

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the 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。+ b- k/ F4 I8 e$ |8 z
this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.
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最多相差一两天

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may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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9 {& x* T. A* l# {公仔箱論壇I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.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。* W& I0 O# f6 \0 I

* J  l7 j4 {* m% q+ A5 F3 x4 y7 I+ c ... I may not be correct on this point
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.- @7 a# w. b9 O8 J& q( Y$ i
  
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason5.39.217.776 t8 I+ M- e" n( R$ n$ ]
for haveing 4 seasons:  N& @: P7 K7 O/ ~# V  E
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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 Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?+ o6 _  X& _# V# X/ Z& I. e9 x

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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" **