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Friday, March 1, 2013
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Celebrate Nyepi with Aston Denpasar IBP
DENPASAR - Westerners culture open the New Year in revelry, however in contrast, the Balinese culture open their New Year in Silence. This is Called Nyepi Day, the Balinese day of Silence, which falls on a New Year of the 1935th Saka Hindu era. During Nyepi Day, Aston Denpasar Hotel & Convention Center offering The “Nyepi Package� from 11th-13th March 2013 with special rates starting from Rp. 1.888.000/ nett for 3 Days and 2 Nights in our Studio Room or Rp. 2.088.000/nett for One Bedroom or Rp. 3.388.000/net for Two Bedrooms. The packages are inclusive with welcome drinks upon arrival, free mini bar in your first night, buffet breakfast for 2 or 4 persons daily depends on your room type, one time lunch, complimentary All You Can Eat buffet
dinner at Nyepi Day in Jempiring Restaurant for 2 adult at Studio & One Bedroom and 4 adult at Two Bedrooms and for additional children under 10 years old will entitled for 50% discount. Also experience Art and Craft Workshop for your kids from 3-8 yo or Pizza and Cupcakes Decoration for your kids from 9-12 yo hosted by
Calendar Event for January 27 through February 27, 2013 27 Jan Redite Umanis Ukir Sanggah Gede Dukuh Segening Tegal Tugu Gianyar 30 Jan Buda Cameng Ukir Pura Pejenengan Kawitan Arya Tauman Banjar Jelantik Kuri Batu Desa Tojan Gelgel Klungkung Pura Pasar Agung Besakih (Alit) Besakih Pura Pasek bendesa Pasar Badung Legian Kuta Pura Gede Gunugn Agung Dukuh Munggu Badung Hyang Agung Pura Ibuwanasari Tegal Pura Puseh, Desa di Bebablang Bangli Pura Dalem Peruncak Badung Pura Pasek Bendesa Hyang Selat Kerobokan Badung Pura Kereban Langit Desa Sading Mengwi Badung Pemerajan Sareng Kangin Baleran Ubud 5 Feb Anggara Sasih Kulantir Pura Penataran Tangkas Sukawati Pura Dalem Lagan Babalang Bangli Pura Puseh Lembeng Ketewel Sukawati Pura Pasek Gelgel Penulisan Kerambitan Tabanan
Pura Gaduh Sanding Pura Dalem Gandamayu Klungkung Pura Sang Hyang Tegal Banjar Tarokaja-Tegalalang
Banjar Saba Penatih
6 Feb Buda Umanis Kulantir Pura Pasek Tangkas Pasekan Kaler Tabanan Pura Gaduh - Benoh Ubung Denpasar
14 Feb Warespati Wage Tolu Pura Peninjoan Besakih
10 Feb Tilem Kawulu Pura Dalem Alas Harum - Tegal Kepuh kabe - kabe Kediri Tabanan Pura Ulun Kulkul Besakih Pura Dalem Yang Taluh Sidemen Karangasem Pura Dalem kangin Dusun Dukuh Sidemen Karangasem 11 Feb Soma Umanis Tulu Pura Puseh/Balai Agung Ubung Kupang Penebel Tabanan Pura Kawitan Sakula Gotra Pasung Grigih Banjar Tegal Kepuh Kaba-kaba Kediri Tabanan Pura Bhujangga Rsi Tumbak Bayuh P u r a P a i b o n Ta n g k a s K o r i Agung Ceningan Kangin lembongan Pura Batu Madeg Besakih Pura Penataran Agung penatih
13 Feb Buda Pon Tolu Pura Catur Buana Sanding Tampak Siring
20 Feb Buda Kliwon Gumbreg Pura Pasek Gelgel Kukuh Marga Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Dukuh Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Pasek Gelgel Mambang Selemadeg Tabanan Pura Puseh, Pura Desa Desa Guwang Sukawati Merajan Pangeran Tangkas Kori Agung Jeroan Sanding Pura Dalem Setra Batu Nunggul Desa Swana Nusa Penida Pura Dadia Agung Pasek Gelgel Ketewel 25 Feb Purnama Sasih Kesanga Pura Nataran Sasih Pejeng Gianyar Pura Bukit Mentik - Gunung Lebah Batur Kintamani 27 Feb Buda Paing Wariga Merajan Pasek Gaduh Kayubihi Bangli
Ms. Lala from SiBocah, Jakarta. All are free and take home all the souvenirs with you. No worries, for you parents, you will have bunch of other activities such as 24-hours new release movie channel, Aston Cinema XXI and Fun games in the pool with your children. Kids meal corner are available also during the day.
Balinese Temple Ceremony EVERY Temple and Shrine has a special date for it annual Ceremony, or “ Odalan “, every 210 days according to Balinese calendar, including the smaller ancestral shrine which each family possesses. Because of this practically every few days a ceremony of festival of some kind takes place in some Village in Bali. There are also times when the entire island celebrated the same Holiday, such as at Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi day, Saraswati day, Tumpek Landep day, Pagerwesi day, Tumpek Wayang day etc. The dedication or inauguration day of a Temple is considered its birth day and celebration always takes place on the same day if the wuku or 210 day calendar is used. When new moon is used then the celebration always happens on new moon or full moon. The day of course can differ the religious celebration of a temple lasts at least one full day with some temple celebrating for three days while the celebration of Besakih temple, the Mother Temple, is never less than 7 days and most of the time it lasts for 11 days, depending on the importance of the occasion. The celebration is very colorful. The shrine are dressed with pieces of cloths and sometimes with brocade, sailings, decorations of carved wood and sometimes painted with gold and Chinese coins, very beautifully arranged, are hung in the four corners of the shrine. In front of shrine are placed red, white or black umbrellas depending which Gods are worshipped in the shrines. In front of important shrine one sees, besides these umbrellas soars, tridents and other weapons, the “umbulXPEXO´ ORQJ Ă€DJV DOO WKHVH DUH SUHURJDWLYHV RU DWWULEXWHV of Holiness. In front of the Temple gate put up “Penjorâ€?, long bamboo poles, decorated beautifully ornaments of young coconut leaves, rice and other products of the land. Most beautiful to see are the girls in their colorful attire, carrying offerings, arrangements of all kinds fruits and colored cakes, to the Temple. Every visitor admires the grace with which the carry their load on their heads.