The first month (Duan Ai): This is in the cool season. The people would arrange the place for monks to practice karma, staying in strict practice for a certain period of time, in the forest or in the cemetery. The practice of karma is called in Bali "Parivas". The objective of the practice is to purify the mind by getting rid of all bad things offensive to Buddhism practices. The people took the opportunity to perform merit making at this period. There is a saying about this month as below;
- "When the first month arrived, The monks are prepared for practice of karma