粤剧在形成之初,统称“本地班”,后称“大戏”、“戏班”,只挂班牌,并未标明剧种,如“梨园乐”、“庆丰年”、“颂太平”、“人寿年”等。以红船为载运工具,长年在四乡演出。每个戏班以一年为期,每年农历六月十九起班,至次年六月初一散班。起班后以六月十九日观音诞为头台,每台四天五夜,一台紧接一台从未间断,到农历十二月二十日始回广州休息十天,这段时间班中称之为上半年期;十二月三十日又重新集中至某处,大年初一晚开台演出,直到六月初一散班,这段时间称为下半年期。每年只有十二月二十至三十日、六月初一至十九日两段时间 At the beginning of the formation of the Cantonese opera, the term “local class” was collectively referred to as “local opera” and later known as the “opera” and “opera class.” Cantonese opera was not marked with operas such as “Liyuan Music,” “Qing Fengnian,” “Song Taiping,” “ Year ”and so on. Red ships as a carrier, for many years in four townships. Each theater for a year period, the Lunar New Year from June 19 onwards, to the following year in early June a casual class. After work on June 19 Guanyin Christmas as the first stage, each four days and five nights, one immediately after another has never stopped until December 20, lunar calendar Guangzhou to rest for ten days, this time Class called the first half of the year; December 30 and once again re-focus to somewhere, the New Year’s Eve opening stage performance, until the first day of June scattered classes, this period of time known as the second half. There are only two periods from December 20 to 30 and June 1 to 19 each year