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norman.ho

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6 j; O8 D# c' X/ \. n" OI know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz; / i; l, k4 n6 A
but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
9 W6 d% P' e5 _5.39.217.77So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
: Q  ^/ I* J7 i! D$ a8 d7 H, C公仔箱論壇a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriateTVBNOW 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。  l# T( \: |5 ^" R9 z
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
8 K/ Z' y( d# c( l+ d! r+ f, H, `每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
8 r7 ]2 }) H2 q/ _+ c" p" v# `  p+ w上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。  A2 ?' z: ?/ F( ]
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
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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

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夏至六廿一公仔箱論壇- _+ h& ^9 S( P
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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* h+ e# t+ z3 [3 f0 @0 T4 p" mThanks for being so helpful all the time." F% Q6 U1 w$ A7 a& v
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, ]) {) I& g6 R7 d  S7 z
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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 thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 o2 d7 K% `4 _! w: q) Q
二十四节气歌
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2 l, U" [2 k& f$ V  U5 l( ^公仔箱論壇The 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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You are pretty close though.公仔箱論壇6 r) U) h4 s2 _" s
Thanks again.
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$ z; Y) O* u0 g3 d& b. O6 H公仔箱論壇After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5.39.217.773 w3 U- E; U4 w0 ~# V- r
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).
, Z  S) a& C" e( N+ ?5.39.217.77Traditionally, 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5.39.217.777 I/ V  s. H& Y+ J+ L
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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- o3 x$ @9 L, V" [" X5.39.217.77Well, it took someone with the status of公仔箱論壇# |+ {# Z2 _' D8 d2 R/ x# `0 w
親王 to post the correct answer.5.39.217.77" F2 \& J4 e. S, |, {4 b+ ~. r
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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$ _/ g& B4 d' K1 L- w+ w1 `- o; r5.39.217.77For those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.77" t: R1 N$ ^4 s: i+ p" c1 [
please refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,公仔箱論壇4 Q) z0 R* l9 H: k( u
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
$ y, L4 D  p6 b: }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbso the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
& E- q; k: V2 H/ a7 r, Sappreciation 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。6 U6 P) D1 G( q
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，$ v0 v+ P, F! b& F9 y
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As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.
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每月两节不变更；/ t; u3 H* Q5 ^9 R$ m% _- g3 h7 R
最多相差一两天

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. [! ]; w4 F* y. A5.39.217.77The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has 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。) `; g8 z7 E% N( M/ d# G
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;! X2 e) {+ g5 J' g* L7 M/ E; u

1 F% g, G; ~! _) U/ E1 wand the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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... I may not be correct on this point
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! R' N: U6 \* T& ?* @
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 f) f' U2 c5 Z9 Z6 ], T. E
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.公仔箱論壇6 K/ D! m2 m: ], U0 R3 Y
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0 x# ?$ d. D2 l6 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason
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The Axis of Rotation
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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