大家听到歌台这两个字是否觉得熟悉[ shu xi ]呢？

其实歌台是一种常年举办的现场舞台表演。但是通常会在农历七月中元节的时候出现。歌台大多数都是以临时的木制[ mu zhi ]舞台搭建[ da jian ]而成的。通常是建在空地或草场上要不然就是在神庙[ shen miao ]内。

据说早期的歌台是唱大戏,现在已改成唱歌，而且多数是流行歌曲。通常歌台表演者打扮得花枝招展[ hua zhi zhao zhan ]，并且会穿上亮丽的衣服。在现场伴奏[ ban zou ]下大展歌喉[ ge hou ]。每晚的节目都有一个主持人带领的对我来说我最熟悉的歌台主持人是林如萍了。哦还有最近兴起的年轻主持人，郑盈盈。通常主持人会用福建华交谈。

歌台是为了娱乐[ yu le ]往身者而主办[ zhu ban ]的。通常在歌台得最前方，会留下第一排12个位置[ wei zhi ]给“好兄弟”好好“享受”假如说是润七月[ run qi yue ]的话，就会留13个位置。

Getai... does it sound familiar?

Actually Getai is an annual live activity held during the lunar seventh month. It is often a temporary build up stage using wood. It is often built on open ground or in the temple.

Actually the early life of Getai, the singers will sing operas but now it is changed to pop songs to suit the teenagers and attract them to view getai. Normally the performers will dress themselves up in beautiful clothes and together with the live band, they will start “showing off ” their singing ^^. Well the only two-Getai host I know is Lin Ru Ping and the recent newbie in the industry Zheng Ying Ying. The host will normally host the show in Hokkien.

A Getai is build to entertain the ghosts who are out on Earth that month. And normally they will leave 12 spaces in the front row for the ghost to enjoy the show as a form of respect for them. And if there is a leap month meaning two lunar seventh month on that particular year, they will leave 13 seats ^^

acknowledgement : http://getai.stomp.com.sg/getai/historych.jsp

Labels: 农历七月歌台， Lunar Seventh Month Getai