元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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8 _4 j, a) ?' n& S# E" m公仔箱論壇I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
7 k3 W$ a0 m" p0 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
7 \+ m. z& Y2 a$ F5.39.217.77So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give5.39.217.772 H2 Y. U  l: z: A
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriatetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 w: q1 W, L8 q, B  z* B* E  T6 w1 \
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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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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2 A" A; E/ P5 z, M. otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
0 W. s& f: a# y( Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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3 ~& A8 K2 E+ f# q8 z) t5.39.217.77The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: ~  @3 w: N; L  \, I

2 [! N' C; z- @) v& |5 E2 |上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# |! ]  x. I4 _

& j5 O* {- j4 V# W" Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The figures are not adding up .. ???  
; }# Q7 n6 P+ f4 `3 htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
# ~1 k+ U. v# z5 Y& U0 H6 VGreat reward for the right answer.

norman.ho

Well, no one is interested; not even trying.  Okay, anyone have a go gets TVB $5,000; until I am completely broke. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 j; m$ K; N  }+ h" Y
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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大暑7月22-24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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I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).公仔箱論壇+ T. u, i0 J% I& j% K" x4 @

% V- \6 i* }# S' H4 c公仔箱論壇Actually 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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The last two two verse says:
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& U. ?; c' \) Q  u5 Y  f0 N上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
8 C8 j- [6 b2 E+ V4 }You are pretty close though.4 H& j4 {7 B' e  [2 p# f/ j
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
3 H% t! Y# R" [+ j# S7 S6 b+ N6 tIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 {- G; \: k5 y$ g$ Y! G2 J
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 x& S+ _6 }- [! }5.39.217.77These 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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Well, it took someone with the status of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.: y8 w  Y+ ~2 i3 M

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( W* f. R( A/ e  w# C1 HFor those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇1 W& i& [, ]' N. |. H2 |- V
please refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
( O" c9 b) q2 O1 a* M; X9 ysomeone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，3 V# p  j5 L4 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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1 K5 f) ]; [$ @8 T0 `this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% t( r6 s* ?( F0 H. T8 ^

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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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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
5 P( `# H" s1 v9 v6 N28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;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。7 g: m3 A. j. `+ x$ B) Y

6 C9 h; X4 B! y/ h; u. H8 g, i8 O+ Z5.39.217.77and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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7 V2 u  F8 Y4 K5 M6 Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvband 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* f  @+ I! T5 n( p7 g

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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017公仔箱論壇: s4 H8 p. v, z' @# T3 g
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,5.39.217.77$ D' K2 s$ m( h& K: I
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021., t+ C0 q0 f  Y* e0 N; r1 i! d
  
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6 p) N7 m% C1 G8 ~5 h& T1 w% k5.39.217.77Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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. [" s, S# u; ~+ [0 V' d) mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNow, here is another interesting question:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  ?6 F, J/ L, i$ P

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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  M, S% J+ F# p9 e9 f5 F* b8 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Z, h4 B# T0 U) x  J" C
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **