Ghost festival Opera stage show

This was the opera stage show at Bukit Mertajam. In Hokkien is called Hee Dai (Hee means 'shows' and Dai means 'stage'). The stage mostly is temporary built but I did see a few permanent built stage. Mostly it will built in front of the temple. According to local people, they sometimes invite the Thailands performers to do the performances for these kind of festival celebration or prayers. Theirs' quality of performance are more better.

The shows will have the story line and it can continue for a few days. It means episode by episode. It had the sessions, either perform in afternoon or evening. The performers wear the beautiful and striking colour costumes and with all the equipments, gestures and tones of dialect, make the whole story alive !Mostly the audiences will sit on the bench or chair which prepare by the committee in front of the stage. However some old people prefer to take theirs' own chairs, I guessed more comfortable to watch !

Youngster often don't understand the language the performers used, so now very convenient that the stage also have the digital Chinese characteristic to exactly show in words on what the performers say. Sadly to tell you that, there is still don't have the English or Malays language translation yet ! Actually, it's really good to have at least showing the Chinese characteristics for the content of speech on stage, because the youngster also can enjoy watching the stage show. Anyway , I oberved that seldom see the youngsters in front of the stage. Most of them only watch for a while then just left the place. Remain are the real fans watching only!