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norman.ho

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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 $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ j  X: I. p* J/ \, \0 ^
receive TVBox $800,00.1 a5 E8 j* D* W
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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% F7 u3 i& F4 @; a公仔箱論壇二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇( e4 z8 b! f# e- w

) c  T1 b& E  c( F5.39.217.77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；
" K9 W3 Z- Y, {' h$ \7 y公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。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。% J* e0 P  l5 C

2 @9 s- y0 ^: T+ `. k- d7 YThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三公仔箱論壇! }) H+ U$ k. u, Z8 b
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。/ y: j, y& |* U) i) b
The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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6 J$ z$ M( t/ L2 S. r# KGreat 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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立秋8月7-9日
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& C) v% f/ ^2 z, u" Q3 Zplease don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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1 `0 a0 O6 c2 _: O3 V, ~& b$ a公仔箱論壇Thanks for being so helpful all the time.公仔箱論壇; H% t; H( U( w; }; r6 I7 |4 k) o& I
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this 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 the公仔箱論壇5 C' a4 |$ \: l, s: R( s+ i
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。5 A+ `  E, k" @$ V: `

( ?" {% s( G, [3 LThe last two two verse says: 3 s* J; n; k7 _
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；5.39.217.777 X4 @) M6 E7 p5 E( u  n) [
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 o1 j5 z" i) k' a, Q, V8 F
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.* k6 C, k' d  e; n2 V! B
You are pretty close though.1 q# S( o6 j6 y0 A3 }8 X
Thanks again.
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# E) n+ F0 H2 x公仔箱論壇After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
) s3 _$ x5 o. F0 a% ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIf no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
$ L) J2 A3 R1 ^1 ]" G; {8 T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: d, J& F  Y# b
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
2 d, }6 L! w, F 親王 to post the correct answer.
3 U4 k* d- @- M6 j6 F4 t" FMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.
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. p: A- J7 \- C0 sFor those who are interested in further details,8 A3 [/ s2 P" T, H% B
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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' X" q8 s$ l1 c公仔箱論壇It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,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) z2 \* ]. d$ d( Q
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
1 |. V5 Y0 ]/ s# L6 ^公仔箱論壇so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
: E' }& t/ w- G' i! Aappreciation for his post and reply.5.39.217.774 O3 g4 b1 {7 Q9 P  f$ A) k
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;公仔箱論壇/ Y  j- E8 L9 ~9 Y& \8 h7 U( U# }) {

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 {0 I5 P: D5 J: j% K* `
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”9 O9 U! S3 q1 y3 K: K; `; v
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: k" e- Y4 s2 B+ s# p
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
3 D* O; P9 J) F# k9 N* s5.39.217.77this 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；
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8 P: @  J# \$ N1 E3 D& ~5.39.217.77The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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8 w7 I; C3 n7 f9 pI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point
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0 T9 e$ E6 o) D- ~' Z2 l$ Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt 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 2021.5.39.217.770 y7 R( j: m( ?, F* z
  
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) K- F& f7 G6 D0 |; g. A公仔箱論壇Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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The Axis of RotationTVBNOW 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。+ j9 e7 A0 {# g7 c$ h
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:- u3 ^/ F+ G/ v( x

9 i- D/ V+ M, C" d. l0 V公仔箱論壇Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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" [0 u3 y, \. G3 s, E" Z公仔箱論壇Now, here is another interesting question:
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# }  u8 d( W1 M# s/ ~3 gTVBNOW 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。Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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: o( R7 O4 o9 {  L; ZSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ... tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! z& u& q3 k! k+ b
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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **