元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
5 d0 p( G/ [2 x% }& c1 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbbut the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
% ~% v' `% w1 u) w* i' _; BSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give) o; H" T- m/ j* d6 J
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate5.39.217.77:8898' {7 [2 P) M& s) {! r. q
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& Z* C* ?  \7 U) U0 u9 I
receive TVBox $800,00.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  公仔箱論壇9 R( l; v- K$ t- n6 i  J' B8 {

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1 D+ Y/ P6 s/ l7 w3 c; J二十四节气歌
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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# I7 t, w; T+ j* jTVBNOW 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。每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
+ Y4 ^6 r' |8 S3 i% o6 w上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。* Y8 e4 Z% [3 M

6 R" H" K7 k; X3 ]8 O' I9 P5.39.217.77:8898The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- D4 q8 p* L! u4 P+ y
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
' o4 D# V7 r+ j- ^' Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二
* c- h+ Q7 j- J) G5.39.217.77:8898Great 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 .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; R; s: \: l) z5 {- n2 C
夏至六廿一
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立秋8月7-9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。: S0 ~- I) W; ~
please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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" t. n; Z! }* o: N8 U9 OThanks for being so helpful all the time.
3 ]" o5 e8 r9 |5 v3 s* C" [I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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; n; H4 v$ p. a* I# n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 the公仔箱論壇6 {$ a/ y6 {4 Q
二十四节气歌
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& P7 c4 R: h6 k2 j( ^# R$ ~) Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe last two two verse says:
, `/ [+ _; s( D! e( u' atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) j/ N1 H! V# G/ c5 m" U/ \
上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。5.39.217.77:8898# @- h% {, j0 O7 `) J

9 G1 N8 ~4 F6 L8 HThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.5.39.217.77:88984 I/ M& H# y! H" H
You are pretty close though.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 E/ _) r9 z: s! e! D2 N3 I2 ^2 E
Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
) n  Z1 B) G2 }0 @3 ~tvb 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).公仔箱論壇% s, U* z: _; _8 q
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* C, V- z6 p# \: Z
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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. L; R9 D! y" U. C4 E+ ^Well, it took someone with the status of
) h2 y) u" K) y, o# l 親王 to post the correct answer.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。3 L8 C5 ~/ c" d6 R! B9 Q% w
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.5.39.217.77:88980 P5 X0 _* s6 O" O1 p
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' P5 e! S$ I8 d公仔箱論壇For those who are interested in further details,
$ p4 y! K0 ]0 l: P% e0 Vplease refer to the followint link:) J+ H' ~  M" V7 L6 c  M

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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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2 x( @# N+ t% ?8 |5 ~% f$ b! vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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so the very least that I could do is to express my greatest; s5 x6 x" V2 M. D$ G. P
appreciation for his post and reply.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. E: N# K0 ^& T+ ]# {
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$ R. f' R# d1 }- B& v2 K  h/ Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs 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，
$ Z& \( |/ V" h7 X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”公仔箱論壇0 A4 F) j7 {$ }8 _# _* A+ K
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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) X8 W" T$ U6 q公仔箱論壇As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
0 U4 v/ ?& k: @# l" O6 |5.39.217.77:8898the 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。+ {3 X' R, \' z3 ]9 C! M2 l+ A+ u' n
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；公仔箱論壇( l. z# S/ m2 J8 L- w) ~
最多相差一两天

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$ R9 G: C% g9 [0 ~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。The reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 }# a  i8 c8 n) T$ J8 \6 |
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;! i; r& r, s% M; I- B6 c6 V8 d5 V2 s

; j- U8 d! u3 M1 X7 C. N% otvb now,tvbnow,bttvband the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.5.39.217.77:8898# J5 q" o7 v' k' t2 A
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,- {9 r: W/ |$ e6 x
and the starting date of each 节气 may vary by 1-2 days.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% h3 _: P# Y* t4 S& [3 \

' f0 S2 y2 B& L3 C- \ ... I may not be correct on this point公仔箱論壇) `1 x+ ^! M+ y- u5 Z- \0 q. i
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017
' P  g+ j( z# J& k立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,公仔箱論壇7 ]4 N" q8 C+ H
the next time 立春 falls on 2月3日 will be in the year of 2021.
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+ R* ]6 T- \* A2 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHere is an animated illustration for the reason
% R# a2 {. m  J% Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbfor haveing 4 seasons:
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4 c, r" }# _: l5 @& r0 p公仔箱論壇The Axis of Rotation公仔箱論壇- Q9 v$ z* T  K* N

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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Spring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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4 ?  f" w3 r3 Y2 {' {+ S/ CNow, here is another interesting question:
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9 L* C! \. F6 k5 [5 f5 F. A公仔箱論壇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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** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **