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 give5.39.217.77:8898+ y4 D+ D' `! }( W7 g% ?8 o9 h" G
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriatetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 L0 w$ M6 \; {3 t9 [
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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1 ?, `8 ^0 G+ s* v; f  m: M% r8 ~+ J$ W# VAnyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  6 i4 A+ h4 ~1 a3 k
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二十四节气歌公仔箱論壇  ~; Q  j# _- F: f' j
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；9 z2 J3 g3 h: E0 q* n. b8 ?+ I
秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。公仔箱論壇/ t9 {6 W1 C6 w& R8 C3 y
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:公仔箱論壇3 q5 h+ L3 k1 l' ^& c

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2 I" G1 q. h5 e1 I1 ?8 E The figures are not adding up .. ???  
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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.
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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 .% i# z" }5 ]0 |. f
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日
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" o- j5 X) X7 d5.39.217.77:8898please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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6 D* ^8 {$ P$ z7 LI 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 thetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 Z' Z6 O, x! i' _; {
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& @( g/ ]3 ~  n9 N" [; E. D. `* r5.39.217.77:8898The last two two verse says: 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。# x. n3 v. {9 I6 ~# z
每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
1 o( ^( M/ \0 a0 p- i- Y公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.- p' {" a" P" a5 z8 l9 _
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.
' J& A( G* }% N" c& C& t8 u+ E! Z5.39.217.77:8898If 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
; x* E# y. K+ w# K公仔箱論壇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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My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.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。9 ~* d5 d' s9 ]: w

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6 ~. k/ o& \% \7 T/ k3 HFor those who are interested in further details,5.39.217.77:88986 E$ @  t; T! L" o7 E+ e1 Z
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& c3 M$ o( w" U: I1 [2 o$ T$ h
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,
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appreciation for his post and reply." D. \! y0 H7 |; Z
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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，3 I) `1 d3 A5 h0 w) W  A
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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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；
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may 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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2 ]7 u) ?% U0 o3 L9 @8 Yand the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle." j- T  c8 ?5 E2 X0 h/ z, {
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
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# m& p1 ]/ F- R5.39.217.77:8898the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.公仔箱論壇2 w6 g" ?! T& d7 q7 Z
  
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for haveing 4 seasons:
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! h, d+ l. L' r% z公仔箱論壇Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasonstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 m4 F$ C( ^8 o- n2 o/ i
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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" ]! j9 b) A" }& V1 F) o3 `Why does April always start on the same day of the week?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( ]3 E  X5 m; B$ P& O2 r2 O
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, e$ Q# B# R" I9 z+ x+ _8 I3 C5.39.217.77:8898 ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **