元宵猜灯谜

norman.ho

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I know I am not supposed to place reward for quiz;
+ X, U$ e3 p4 r& Y; @  o公仔箱論壇but the mod seemed to stay on hyibernating :0.
, q$ [7 M  c$ KSo I am giving away a private reward to the first 8 大大 who can give
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Reward will be announced on 年初七人日.
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  
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8 d+ q: L; ~4 W" M; l, v公仔箱論壇春雨惊春清谷天，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；
5 S, i( T" c3 X4 l6 ?# @9 d9 G1 FTVBNOW 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。上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。' K4 {% w$ p  K- f# x" s9 |* o
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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/ w; t3 U$ Z% Twww3.tvboxnow.com上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- z' Q" y1 A3 h/ K
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  
# h8 x; s, C# d& O% I) UWhat's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 www3.tvboxnow.com. U, X0 I$ M! z/ v
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 .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 O4 O. ]6 }9 d
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小暑7月6-8日
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處暑8月22-24日: P3 t/ N$ b, W. i. j, ~# y+ s
處暑八廿三
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please don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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; v! X! ?; I; }$ ]+ n7 EI know you are super rich, so no money for you, just this time :).tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# q+ Z# y' X& [+ R# n. s

2 B% w* q7 v  {$ O5 q) Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbActually 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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% G3 A$ X. c1 |4 F1 O3 M公仔箱論壇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# C" i  D; k: o  S' A; t5 \6 u

5 A' j1 c5 j& t- Owww3.tvboxnow.comThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ J# M- k' A, ]
You are pretty close though.$ Z* b2 \: c9 O0 Q3 k: H
Thanks again.www3.tvboxnow.com3 b) I& i/ M& K; a% g  H( }7 x

) q8 i- m$ r' q8 k2 e. o8 }7 ~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。After having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.
3 g) i" [" P# h$ V1 Vtvb 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).: C- J4 R2 i# B1 a; F' b/ b
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
( F0 P% c. r# V* B& U+ t) ^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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Well, it took someone with the status of
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For those who are interested in further details,
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+ k2 |; S" Y0 H9 j公仔箱論壇https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94; Q9 _! ]7 P  d

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( U( l2 [  X" A+ x8 c: X; C9 x% }公仔箱論壇It 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! Q; e2 c- n+ l: u: D) d* v
appreciation for his post and reply.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。! r' s( ]/ n, @+ y6 T' u+ G

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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，www3.tvboxnow.com% f0 U# g( }% D: |2 @
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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6 K6 F5 s  R+ n+ b( Q' pThe reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
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$ U' X3 J1 a  e4 W9 `/ II think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point公仔箱論壇3 c/ W( y9 X# y
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, v/ Z) k+ C4 m1 H; n" I公仔箱論壇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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for haveing 4 seasons:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  ^0 _7 W) j4 p1 Q- a

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Just some nice music to relax with and to enjoy:
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Now, here is another interesting question:www3.tvboxnow.com5 _. {' c( |, L6 r- {

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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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+ N+ q' e& A: B4 I8 C; ?5 o ** All Credits belong to GraceChanStau for her original post on "二十四时节" **