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Nearly 10 days after their extraordinary rescue from the grotto of Thai Cave Tham Luang, eleven of the twelve children and their trainer will retire to a Buddhist temple.
Most of the children stuck two weeks in a cave in Thailand will perform a retreat in a Buddhist temple before their return to normal life, said local authorities on Sunday.
"They will perform a nine-day retreat" told the press the governor of Chaing Rai, Prachon Pratsakul. "Eleven of them will become novices and their trainer Ek will become a monk" he said, in reference to Ekkapol Chantawong, who had already been a novice and helped children to remain calm in the cave.
A fast remission
Aged 11 to 16 years old, the members of the "wild boars" football team that had been stuck, as of June 23 and for some until July 10, in the cave of Tham Luang, one of the largest in Thailand, had spent a few days in the hospital before returning home. After surviving by drinking water on the walls of the cave, for nine days without contact with the outside, they all recovered quickly in a week in the hospital and they have already been Thursday, July 19 in a temple Buddhist for a series of rituals supposed to bring them happiness.
Their next step will therefore be a retreat in a temple, a common practice in countries with a Buddhist majority like Thailand. Chaing Rai Buddhist leader Praphun Khomjoi said the children would shave their heads on July 25 before donning the traditional garment of Buddhist monks the next day during a ceremony. They will stay in different monasteries until August 4th. One of the children, Adul Sam-on, will not join them because he is a Christian, the governor said.
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