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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So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give; j! b$ M" C$ S" ?$ Z
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.# _2 Z- Y4 \) E' L8 u

1 ~. O- u8 m# R" ~6 r3 u5.39.217.77Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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: Y. g" x8 l4 O  W# G" C4 {- BTVBNOW 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。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；
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% e+ F3 u" A2 u; |2 k. n) D' k公仔箱論壇The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌: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。1 ~3 [4 E+ g2 V* D: N, v! A) q

1 d$ x- l- ?6 ^( J$ MTVBNOW 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: C- ?' |$ v( Y5 a6 C# D3 A

- i: ~7 r; h6 _( V: j) v The figures are not adding up .. ???  
. @' r* ?8 @0 n1 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
- d& ]# A% V: o& W0 k0 n- m3 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreat 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 .
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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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Thanks for being so helpful all the time.
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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 the2 G, V1 ?; m* p9 M% C8 |8 h* @
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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0 t- O% r' y* s, q公仔箱論壇This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.& @; c, A9 b6 r9 U
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.公仔箱論壇: u/ f6 S, J: T6 g
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).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 y! S! ?/ @& F& n
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* ^' E6 ~( e# b* b) q" m
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 of
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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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9 J1 u5 z* n$ n) d9 @& ZFor those who are interested in further details,
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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,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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1 q+ S4 ?/ v$ r5.39.217.77As 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，
8 w4 ?# U6 ~. m$ v" M4 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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。/ b4 }+ I! G- I
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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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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, h7 N" ^: L. o: R& r, zthis is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.
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6 n* f* a& N7 X8 ^+ m9 hTVBNOW 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。The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
, H( ^* M: `5 P0 Xmay vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.公仔箱論壇* H% L% {1 P- Q0 T- s# L
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point5.39.217.77' F3 d9 {1 a4 O; ~0 X1 F

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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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8 M# n4 [6 W0 j. l, V. _9 r- Jthe next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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- a* @% b; m. E- |+ uThe 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公仔箱論壇6 j; W: Y" S$ Q2 ~( Y* e7 f
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- f5 B, t! ], h+ O公仔箱論壇Now, here is another interesting question:
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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- Y. g' T9 _5 C# h5 I% h# V$ d- t
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。0 P( c' v) z$ t
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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" **