元宵猜灯谜

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a correct and clear answer to my puzzle on ....,  The most appropriatetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 t; D0 B; V( ~
and clear answer will receive TVB $1,000,000; all correct answer willtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% S& _( F. F! k0 l8 i
receive TVBox $800,00.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ^9 i+ Y, g) D2 U$ `1 K% a2 w& Q
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Anyone interested, please have a go, it will be fun.  tvboxnow.com1 g) ^7 \" U1 L! C0 T2 ^" O1 J
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春雨惊春清谷天，夏满芒夏暑相连；
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$ S0 {/ u* B) H8 a6 ?& x0 ?2 x$ qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb每月两节不变更，最多相差一两天；
/ h& I6 ]# }$ r1 X0 C- @公仔箱論壇上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。公仔箱論壇% L* a% M7 c; F& M
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The puzzle is the last two verse of 二十四节气歌:
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The figures are not adding up .. ???  0 l- \9 x' B/ E: C3 E1 r
What's happening between 六二十二 .. 八二十二 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ z" G0 |9 C$ w1 `1 ~5 f
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 .
  G, A" e7 ?/ z& o/ M& U8 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb夏至六廿一
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大暑7月22-24日
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處暑8月22-24日
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7 c0 \% Q: L4 ]0 \0 ~) Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbplease don't send me any tvb$, i am richer than you think.

norman.ho

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! J8 g2 q( v5 ?" mThanks for being so helpful all the time.
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& b1 X  U7 T$ g% Ztvb 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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The last two two verse says:
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上半年来六廿一，下半年是八廿三。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 P  Z+ C, ^8 C

; u( k7 h" [) j) m! a( mThis two verses has significant meanings, it has historical, cultural and scientific significance.
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7 h+ v: Y; B) M* Q. W+ [$ nAfter having done a bit of research myself, I think I have a clear and correct answer.公仔箱論壇$ U  U3 ~; U0 b  r6 `
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).tvboxnow.com, E+ e; p; h, }& ~; P0 P1 Q& z) Y
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9 R9 w6 c  }# V. W2 T& a
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 ofTVBNOW 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。1 d9 N* ^* ^9 k3 q
親王 to post the correct answer.
7 q8 \+ \+ b& i; [4 z+ }2 lMy old friend BChew's answer is absolutely spot on.tvboxnow.com; w7 c% Y" l5 I. z9 B' R

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For those who are interested in further details,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. n7 I8 R. T7 R) F7 x
please refer to the followint link: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。$ z" S! W  S$ @; Z: I( b- V  m
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E8%8A%82%E6%B0%94
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% _: p  ~# @4 h% s3 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt would be highly disrespectful for me to give any reward to BChew,
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appreciation for his post and reply.
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2016年11月30日，联合国教科文组织正式通过决议，
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# \2 _" f: b: }* Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs we all know, our traditional festivities normally follow
1 _' k6 {8 Y9 l- C  Z/ e6 S9 athe Chinese lunar calender (农历); but we also know that 冬至 usually falls on Dec. 21-23;
1 M  v: B/ E. p: b% e! dTVBNOW 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。this is because 冬至 is one of the 节气, and it follows the solar calender.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ Q- W4 y( a0 ?
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每月两节不变更；
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  {: c$ `% S7 l/ S& G% vThe reason that the starting dates of each "节气"
0 ^3 z; l5 g, w& f% nTVBNOW 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。may vary by 1-2 days (in the Gregorian Calendar);公仔箱論壇6 J+ a5 V( s6 z0 R# i" [5 _/ n
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I think its because the Gregorian Calendar that we follow has
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and the solar calendar that the 二十四节气 follows has "365.2422" days in each cycle.tvboxnow.com# E8 ^# c$ W9 O- S# w& c
So there are always 2 节气 in each month,
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... I may not be correct on this point
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立春 is on 2月3日, 立春 is normally on 2月4日,
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Here is an animated illustration for the reason
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Now, here is another interesting question:
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7 c6 `% k  s. ~& t9 b2 x7 M3 gWhy does April always start on the same day of the week?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 D: n* r. e4 j8 H. d

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