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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3 m! o2 i6 q/ Z* d1 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can givetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* g# z4 V* U  _* W; q
a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriate
' ]+ Q/ q. Z- R" n& ^and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer will
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.公仔箱論壇  Q( I" v& U8 ]+ P, j

' b# o' C+ x3 ^Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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9 b% S! G; Z6 C# X9 Rwww3.tvboxnow.com春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；公仔箱論壇5 s' M# Y( B! p1 T3 P
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每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
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& p; l/ z( h- {% J* G3 e  i' KThe puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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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 .8 X# [% C% A' P& O8 H/ b, A1 L
夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日
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4 C' q: e2 e5 y) btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb處暑8月22-24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.& i+ S5 L& @( y3 w8 {
I know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).
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1 G$ R- a4 F3 D& M" B. x2 O. K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 thewww3.tvboxnow.com/ |0 W1 C. Z" y( \/ ]- O: B
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! s+ o; E! n& j. y! E7 S. n. ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe last two two verse says:
. L& I' Y" h$ C8 Y公仔箱論壇每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
6 b! A' u% s8 _( o4 q7 w: R上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。www3.tvboxnow.com9 D  H7 x" W: f% L; g& G: {* S
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This two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
6 ~4 G. l2 `9 S1 |9 v: j公仔箱論壇You are pretty close though.
9 j; a+ R; B/ f5 c9 Y公仔箱論壇Thanks again.
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After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
$ O1 J8 V* B1 S: G( N: z' {! atvb 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& b# f# k( Q$ q  a* T4 O
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”一句公仔箱論壇* X# X; h% l1 O/ y6 z% N
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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親王 to post the correct answer.公仔箱論壇0 d9 H, i5 X$ Z, \7 [0 ?
My old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.公仔箱論壇: t: _) i3 B  {8 z. Z5 F- `
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please refer to the followint link:
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It would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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As I had memtioned, "二十四时节" is of historical, cultural and scientific significant;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。: J7 k8 l/ Y& ~

2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，5 y# y4 \" C' {+ q
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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+ \# W3 K' b. g0 A# t; t: B# s( r公仔箱論壇As we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
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8 ]( f8 [  B6 @8 l5 h" Cthis 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,bttvb3 j3 }+ g+ f# A  l# A
最多相差一两天

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The reason that the starting dates of each "节气" / w0 e. Z; j% N/ M- l: w
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0 ?& A5 d8 A' |" F! k0 Pwww3.tvboxnow.comI think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has www3.tvboxnow.com# C& A' m5 s* L- r7 h6 W  i
28/29/30/31 days in different calendar months;
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.公仔箱論壇. ^# d, E: Y- i% j$ r- i
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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3 [% I8 d2 O9 @! j; ?/ ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ... I may not be correct on this point
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It would also be interesting to note that for 2017www3.tvboxnow.com8 `0 I+ e9 t4 {5 G* p% m1 T
立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4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。+ }" L) D. s$ R5 y2 ]
The Axis of Rotation! M3 }9 O3 E4 ^9 U

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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 n* z& y- z- P% i0 ^& ^3 D7 B

$ `& a/ @$ E7 Wwww3.tvboxnow.comSpring - The Vivaldi Four Seasons
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! x* l) p) z; e5 DNow, here is another interesting question:
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Why does April always start on the same day of the week?
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& c: Z; M0 s3 X# Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSorry, correct or not, no reward for the answer ...
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1 z  w4 Q" p( T3 ], D1 d5 }% X5 c1 k) C8 `公仔箱論壇 ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **