Spain recovers lost ‘language’ of ringing church bells by hand

Spain recovers lost ‘language’ of ringing church bells by hand

JOANETES, Spain —  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. Clang-clong! Clang-clong! Clang-CLONG! The swinging bronze bell resonates with each strike of the clapper, filling the small stone tower with an undulating … Read more