Bells on Sunday

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The Irish Times

The ancient hand-bells that still ring true for every Christian faith on these islands

Four-sided hand-bells are emblematic of the early Irish church. They were used from St Patrick’s time in the 5th century and – like the cow-bells they copied – were made at first from sheet iron.
The Conversation

Notre‑Dame’s bells have been blessed as the cathedral reopens – a tradition that dates back to the middle ages

Ahead of the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, eight of the cathedral’s church bells were renovated and blessed before their re-installation in the north tower. Philippe Jost, who has ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hear the Bells of Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral Ring Out for the First Time in More Than Five Years

Three new bells arrived for installation at Notre-Dame on November 7. One of the bells had been used for the Summer Olympics in Paris. Chesnot / Getty Images For the first time in more than five years ...
Los Angeles Times

The bells are back at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. They’ll ring for the post-fire reopening

PARIS — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting its bells back, just in time for the medieval landmark’s reopening following a devastating 2019 fire. A convoy of trucks bearing eight restored bells — ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Rare Collection of Bronze Age Chinese Bells Tells a Story of Ancient Innovation

In the late Bronze Age, ca. 500-450 BCE, bells were made in sets that rang different notes according to size. Freer|Sackler In the year 433 BCE, Marquis Yi of the state of Zeng was laid to rest in his ...
NPR

U.S. Returns Balangiga Church Bells To The Philippines After More Than A Century

After a 117-year hiatus, the iconic church bells of a central Philippines town will ring in the country once again, ending one of the most contentious quarrels between the United States and the ...
NPR

We Meet The People Who Ring The Bells In Boston's Old North Church

In the spirit of Independence Day, we meet the guild of bellringers that is still pulling the ropes at Boston's Old North Church. Just like Paul Revere did nearly 300 years ago. The oldest church ...