Church Bells in Spanish Town Ring Out a Return to Tradition — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: hard · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 4 min · 552 words

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The sound of church bells around the world is usually made by machine. But before newspapers, radio, telephones, television and the internet, bell ringing by hand communicated important information within small communities across Europe.

Now, a small school of bell ringers in northeastern Spain wants to recover the art of hand, or manual, bell ringing. The school’s founder and leader, Xavier Pallàs, says there is a whole language of bell ringing to rescue and return to use.

The Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers effort comes two years after the international community recognized the import of manual bell ringing in Spain. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,…

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The Associated Press reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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