元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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. w3 [7 ^$ G, e) r. L3 Q公仔箱論壇I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
. _" A8 X* |. z公仔箱論壇but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% s6 {/ [! h8 ]) `
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,bttvb7 a/ w* q  k* \2 P  `5 n/ {
receive TVBox $800,00., x& O5 i* U" i. i' y1 Q  Q
Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.' x* j4 h" H% s6 y- k1 \4 u4 [

7 V+ A2 ^, O' w: u% p公仔箱論壇Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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二十四节气歌tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; e( w& W7 g! k1 K
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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；
+ R3 a7 G' G- I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 Y0 b: S9 ?2 I1 R
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三1 r0 O5 a5 y5 Y+ ]' ~
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  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& Z! g* W* y8 Z
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 5.39.217.77:8898+ y6 X. O* s9 @8 W" [! G! `
Great 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. 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 ?- S- c4 y+ z7 H
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 L0 X+ F# |# n/ ~1 V2 ~* B$ N
夏至六廿一
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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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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。/ A7 s) r+ z9 B; K2 }
please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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7 o5 }6 t2 w* _# ZThanks for being so helpful all the time.) C5 v% s0 z% _# b' |
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
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The last two two verse says:
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, X6 Q) k% p- c4 v+ M公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。" Y6 ?' P1 B  ^3 c( f3 Q( `
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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Thanks again.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! h0 J; D5 e7 h* m( J$ [& ]

( g# @" q7 d# G! X. R5.39.217.77:8898After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
5 X- |9 J& e2 }  V! {; }" i5.39.217.77:8898If no one post the correct one by Friday night, I will post my answer here on Saturday; the Chinese Lantern Day(元宵节).
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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
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norman.ho

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Well, it took someone with the status of
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4 D- }& w* l/ {8 b" T% ~For those who are interested in further details,
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94TVBNOW 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。- L4 G& c. C" w2 [, x$ I
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew," M+ ~" J; v5 R" ?' i
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,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 W# ?7 q' v& h* J( E( K& w' w
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest
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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，
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9 K) q1 ^5 E9 X$ f3 H2 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs 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；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" D4 q1 n% G; q1 H
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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( R8 V+ Y: U; v: V& K0 Y4 F5.39.217.77:8898I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has 6 R0 o* Q+ F6 \4 I
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;公仔箱論壇9 g% P2 E: j* o* S6 k/ m

3 I! \: r5 G8 \/ e+ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
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and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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... I may not be correct on this point: K! g) h8 a! y
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It 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.
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  w2 A9 ~4 {9 Y$ p* y$ C5 f公仔箱論壇Here is an animated illustration for the reason5 w1 Y) j  V" C
for haveing 4 seasons:
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The Axis of Rotation
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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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4 |. J0 x7 m1 L( \: M2 |Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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Now, here is another interesting question:" [$ Z0 t* H/ p0 k& @9 T# b2 a

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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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Sorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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8 G) P3 y7 _6 M, b4 \# E+ E. z9 Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **