元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; 5 M/ ]( P  T" t2 B7 N# ?
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
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a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate9 }: t* k, H* G1 K
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 ]3 O) ]% |  S2 q0 \. t2 g
receive TVBox $800,00.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, ?# u. G: {6 G" @$ D
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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3 X' w9 F2 K4 s$ zAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇3 `; O  d  g$ f# j% K5 K
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二十四节气歌
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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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:5.39.217.77+ [2 S# T4 |6 `8 R

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' G5 M( R2 F9 M0 A公仔箱論壇 The figures are not adding up .. ???  
9 b" s1 g1 g  R2 H5.39.217.77What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
- ^1 W0 k; v! HGreat 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. & U5 o) Z: o- d! ~
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 .4 \2 s# R( `( W% K
夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9日
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# D$ Z+ k' x4 R5 e: M公仔箱論壇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,bttvb+ ^' t! W/ i' b0 L+ N0 o
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).) A' D* t9 K/ ~( g8 e- V1 u6 q

/ N3 J" `( V! q9 x2 e1 ?5.39.217.77Actually this is a very interesting question; basically what I am asking is the actual meaning in the last two verses of the公仔箱論壇' Y( _5 d$ L/ G' l5 l6 v
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The last two two verse says: : D' P& K# o0 g$ v" e
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；, J/ l" F9 R) k- p- i) ^
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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; f+ o. j5 |! I8 ?  }* Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.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。& V3 g) N8 z* k  y
You are pretty close though.公仔箱論壇2 \' D( o/ n  w. S* m5 n$ Y* i
Thanks again.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# `' U8 A8 X4 W5 m" P- w0 ?2 b1 ]; D

5 Z# J8 i, k1 ^& o$ [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% Z: ]3 q* t+ H: o/ \- 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).
6 [4 {: f! v5 M& i3 h: J' i0 {% L- {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
) ], e5 C# u: |( _, d+ uThese 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 of公仔箱論壇# d; w. Z+ ~0 B- c" i
親王 to post the correct answer.
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, k5 l/ z0 n% e$ P( i% dFor those who are interested in further details,2 l: R; g" d, u( y7 s
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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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,* o1 G( O, M7 Q+ K3 T
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
# w- U+ s: c* ^/ |. t: Dso the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
0 w5 t! V# F7 w- J& K: wappreciation 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。- M% q/ R! h  _+ J8 [  D" M

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# k! l* G7 G( N" [0 F8 G; H公仔箱論壇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，5.39.217.77* }3 w, K9 \, E1 e; Q
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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$ Z8 h1 g6 o- |9 V* `+ ^# {1 Cthis is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.0 d4 Y1 s6 @* O; l" E) B( F
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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"
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5 F2 C$ Q+ n1 RI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
1 c4 }5 c# N( V4 r. {5.39.217.7728/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
7 O$ p& |/ b3 Z9 ]" `6 ~So there are always 2 节气 in each month,$ _8 d8 e. t* t  u
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。. B% w% a- X; H5 @: w
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... I may not be correct on this pointTVBNOW 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。9 Q1 A2 ^1 M+ m% C0 C

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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017' Q+ Q# |, N+ c% N
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,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 X& A' ]8 }7 t+ h$ x* {; [, s
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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+ A) B' d2 A1 q- S! T" uHere is an animated illustration for the reason. U8 t+ l: K1 N
for haveing 4 seasons:公仔箱論壇: g9 i$ z8 w# F: p9 A5 L8 }

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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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. A/ w) J" W- v; x6 `" X5.39.217.77Why does April always start on the same day of the week?5.39.217.773 v2 ~( y! H: K0 z+ ^

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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... 5.39.217.77/ D. T2 p/ ^; C5 d
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