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  2. Church bell - Wikipedia

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    The Angelus, depicting prayer at the sound of the bell (in the steeple on the horizon) ringing a canonical hour.. Oriental Orthodox Christians, such as Copts and Indians, use a breviary such as the Agpeya and Shehimo to pray the canonical hours seven times a day while facing in the eastward direction; church bells are tolled, especially in monasteries, to mark these seven fixed prayer times.

  3. Campanology - Wikipedia

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    The bell chamber in the campanile of San Massimo, Verona Veronese bell ringing is a style of ringing church bells that developed around Verona, Italy, from the eighteenth century. The bells are rung full circle (mouth uppermost to mouth uppermost), being held up by a rope and wheel until a note is required.

  4. Church Bells May Ring - Wikipedia

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    The Willows were formed in New York City in 1952. Their original name was the Five Willows, and their song was originally called "Church Bells Are Ringing." [2] "Church Bells May Ring" reached number 11 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 67 on the U.S. pop chart in 1956. [3] Neil Sedaka played chimes on the song. [4] [5]

  5. Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers - Wikipedia

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    Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers (known to ringers as Dove's Guide or simply Dove) is the standard reference to the rings of bells hung for English-style full circle ringing. The vast majority of these "towers" are in England and Wales but the guide includes towers from the rest of the British Isles as well as a few from around the world ...

  6. Church bells speak again in Spain thanks to effort to recover ...

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    Xavier Pallàs plants his feet on the belfry floor, grips the rope, and with one tug fills the lush Spanish valley below with the reverberating peal of a church bell. For most, church bells are ...

  7. Bell-ringer - Wikipedia

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    A bell-ringer at work in Palekh, Russia. A bell-ringer is a person who rings a bell, usually a church bell, by means of a rope or other mechanism.. Despite some automation of bells for random swinging, there are still many active bell-ringers in the world, particularly those with an advanced ringing tradition such as full-circle or Russian ringing, which are artistic and skilled performances ...

  8. 'It's a miracle!' Akron church bells ring again in time for ...

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    The speakers cost $8,000 from Chime Master, a Lancaster-based company specializing in electronic carillons and church bell-ringing equipment. It was a 75% discount from the system's full price.

  9. Ring of bells - Wikipedia

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    Bell ringing at St Botolph's Aldgate in the City of London. A "ring of bells" is the name bell ringers give to a set of bells hung for English full circle ringing.The term "peal of bells" is often used, though peal also refers to a change ringing performance of more than about 5,000 changes.