元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
0 N7 z2 x7 A* Q, U. L; S6 o3 `公仔箱論壇but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.8 k* g: I& q6 C0 L; g& u5 I0 E
So I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give: o; n* ]6 F( d  g& K7 ?
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
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3 x, D/ ]" [7 c  {. }2 w6 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbReward will be announced on 年初七人日.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' x5 P( h; t- ]5 Z
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.    U# t" N1 d. P5 {

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二十四节气歌tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ b6 u$ y% |3 ~/ z5 j5 u

7 s% j2 Q! }* X* w7 Y2 J; |5.39.217.77:8898春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
( F% e7 Z9 A  i; d5.39.217.77:8898秋处露秋寒霜降，冬雪雪冬小大寒。
$ W8 p+ C# @6 U) }4 i) y5.39.217.77:8898每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；) w4 R4 o5 J+ V
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。
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$ L) e/ w5 Q4 s- C4 ?% m4 Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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  ~7 \6 t, S' W. E
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
: ]6 ]2 s- @, Q3 N& i) w; NWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 O) n2 _! X0 k) P; Q
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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, {2 o  Y- J3 w) @. O/ a. A9 L) V) O
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 .& n  ?9 Y2 U0 g% i  z* s$ M* m! F
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立秋8月7-9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.
5 |7 e3 q% K( {; Y" C+ A5.39.217.77:8898I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).5.39.217.77:88986 C7 f1 n+ W) I  b$ q

: Q* _% A+ ]) `: [: N# g$ \, J公仔箱論壇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,bttvb2 h" T3 x& u4 b1 c$ ]: d
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The last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇- s5 A4 _" F* v- q# K9 P& E
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
* i1 ?0 [( k9 W( b& ?$ `3 K公仔箱論壇You are pretty close though.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 {! F, M4 |) N: I. J2 G# [3 S
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.5.39.217.77:8898: I; l0 C6 b& r/ ]( w+ {
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,bttvb( r, j+ j1 j8 P! S, y6 C# I; j
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
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norman.ho

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Well, it took someone with the status of
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For those who are interested in further details,公仔箱論壇. o9 a6 {; Z1 s
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1 {$ a" ]$ q! }' q1 t
someone of 親王 status is always super rich,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* ^* W5 M5 I- I) u) z% F
so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest公仔箱論壇( e1 @. m; I$ L& r( r# i
appreciation for his post and reply.
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+ R* J! W% ^+ i% T5.39.217.77:8898As 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，公仔箱論壇- }* l% [0 A( m* S; |* T: ?
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。/ r0 i" g/ I. ?4 `
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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. j; U; e0 u5 r" w8 t) d) Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow5.39.217.77:8898, k0 q1 Z) }/ C3 J
the Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;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。$ \& o7 I9 _2 ^. z  b* l
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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+ v/ Q. ?% ~# z2 f  p$ U" uTVBNOW 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" tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. J# v+ V# u! g; h1 a
may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);公仔箱論壇7 a/ _) V2 R* B2 ?1 z
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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& \+ X! g0 p( U- d6 Y" ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.
8 y6 q: d4 a  `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。So there are always 2 节气 in each month," d( U2 P7 f$ h* _; z) V
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.
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It would also be interesting to note that for 20175.39.217.77:88982 c# ]7 z/ @% B' _: o  ~$ r
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
* h( s1 h+ M' h* Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbthe 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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The Axis of Rotation5.39.217.77:88981 r8 ~9 F! y" Y' L6 T
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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  c. f$ T" C8 y* sNow, here is another interesting question:5.39.217.77:88983 r1 l9 b+ W; b+ Q8 f+ {1 ]2 d
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?公仔箱論壇" s/ I) H, }3 S3 j. n

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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" **