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A five-star, peaceful Javanese resort founded on sustainability of the local community and providing an extraordinary, relaxing retreat for your senses.
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08/03/2016

NYEPI DAY - Balinese Day of Silent

Nyepi day is the Balinese “Day of Silent”. It is a day of silence, fasting and meditation. It takes place on the spring solstice and this year it is falls on 9th March 2016. It is commemorated every year according to the Balinese calendar. Nyepi is also celebrated as Balinese New Year (Saka New Year), one of the most important and unusual among Bali’s many festive day. Nyepi day is derived from word “sepi” means silent . Unlike anywhere else on the planet, Balinese are not celebrate the New Year with lavish party, but celebrate the coming year with silence, meditation and self reflection. Observed from 6am until 6am in the next morning.

Balinese are obliged to carry out Catur Brata Penyepian. These are no fire (amati geni), no work/activities (amati karya), no amusement (amati lelanguan) and no traveling (amati lelungan) and for some event no talking or eating at all. The result is total silence throughout the island for 24 hours.

Non-Hindu residents and tourists are not exempt from the restrictions. They are free to do as they wish inside their hotels, no one is allowed onto the streets. The only airport in Bali remains closed for the entire day as well. The only exceptions granted are for emergency vehicles responding to life-threatening conditions and women about to give birth.

07/03/2016

Selamat Hari Raya Nyepi Tahun Baru Caka 1938

16/02/2016

Odalan (Temple's anniversary)

Hindus in Bali, Indonesia, they are celebrate the anniversary of their temple, usually every 6 month based on Balinese calendar or in 210 days. Balinese are makes offerings that consist of food, flower, fruits and many kind that comes from their crops in the form of Canang, Gebogan and other. Before odalan, people are busy to preparing all equipment needed including food and decorating the temple.

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09/02/2016

Galungan is one of Balinese holiday. It is celebrated every 6 month based on calculation of Balinese Calendar. Balinese celebrating Galungan as a symolic of the victory of dharma over adharma. Balinese also believe that on Galungan day it is time when the ancestral spirits come the earth to visit their former homes. The last day of the celebration is Kuningan, when ancestral spirits return. For this year Galungan fall on February 2016 and September 2016.

08/02/2016

Selamat Hari Raya Galungan dan Kuningan

06/02/2016

Happy Chinese New Year 2567

03/02/2016

Visit traditional market at Kerambitan Village - Tabanan, experience the sight sounds and aromas of one of the busiest traditional market, return to villa to learn how to use the ubiquitous “ulekan” to make the embodiment of Balinese cuisine such as sambal tomat (tomato sauce),bumbu Bali (Balinese spice) and bumbu kacang (peanut sauce).

The chef will guide you on how to use the wok to cook. Then enjoy lunch at Joglo Dhaharan Restaurant

02/02/2016

In Bali, there are Galungan and Kuningan holyday, which falls every six months. A big ceremony will held in every villages around Bali. For this year it is falls on February 2016 and September 2016. When you visiting Bali on Galungan and Kuningan day you will luckily meet Barong Bangkung, Barong that inspired by the form of Bangkung or pig. The Barong will start performed during the series of Galungan until Kuningan, it is almost 2 weeks.

Barong Bangkung Dance is one of Balinese traditional performance, usually performaned by children, is one of dance that believed to repel a negative spirit in each houses of Balinese. The childen will walk around door to door and if a dweller ask them to dance, they will bring Barong Bangkung dance lively in front of their gate, and of course you should pay them with some cash from IDR 5000 or above. This tradition is usually called Ngelawang, comes from word "lawang" means gate or door. Many Ngelawang group will comes to villages and offer them Barong performance. Not only for local peoples, event foreigner can ask them to performs. It can be an interesting and amusing entertainment. The more they get paid, the longer they will dance.

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28/01/2016

Lunch Group - Bank Jawa Barat Off Road Tour.
Thank you for choosing us as your villa partner to held team building and lunch event.

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26/01/2016

We've did it! Thank you to all our guests for the great scores!

21/01/2016

Morning sun embrace us by it soft warm touch. Distant mountain calmly softened by the morning mist. Rainy season has come. If you visit Bali these day, you will see farmer starting to do their rice field activities. Have a look somewhere around Kerambitan,Tabanan, up along the road heading to Pasut Beach. www.amartaretreat.com
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04/01/2016

The first New Year's Eve celebration of Amarta Retreat. It was a beautiful night with a dessert parade, live performance of Balinese dance, contemporary dance, Balinese music performance and firework. On behalf of the entire team, we would like to say thank you for joining our event, we were very happy to celebrate this closing year with you.

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Banjar Pasut, Desa Tibubiu, Kerambitan
Tabanan
82161

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+62 811 399 7789

Website

http://www.amartaretreat.com/

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