Church bells

Last activity 07 March 2021 by kittycat1

1141 Views

4 replies

Post new topic

ElegsabiffMember23 December 2020 17:30:52

My local church chimes the hour and half hour from 9 am to 9 pm, and occasionally gets all joyous for weddings, and rings for services, all straightforward. Can anyone tell me why every now and then it chimes 40, 50, even 60 times, then a pause, then 1, 2 or 3 chimes? No-one who speaks English in my town knows and my Spanish isn't good enough to try in Spanish.

I'd heard it is for funerals and will chime the age of the deceased, then once for male, twice for female (three times for?) We've had no virus fatalities and anyway it can be a week or more of silence, then several days in a row. so (a) that would mean we save up our dead for days at a time and (b) it is not a good town to live in if you are 40, 50 or 60.

I've had a Spanish guests staying here when it happened and asked her but she said doesn't happen in Madrid, or if it does she never noticed.

Other guests have asked about it and I feel an idiot not knowing.

kittycat1Serial expat01 March 2021 21:35:08

204

Elegsabiff,

Apparently there is a whole
'Church Bells Chimes' Code / Language'
dated from The Ancient Medieval Times (nineth century) (s.IX)
at least in whole Europe

https://descubresanabria.com/blog/el-le … s-campanas

https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2019/09/1 … 92396.html

in some other worse scenarios.. it would be your lovely upstairs neighbours' cuckoo-clock

FredIndonesia Expert02 March 2021 01:31:23

28199

kittycat1 wrote:
Apparently there is a whole
'Church Bells Chimes' Code / Language'

I love to learn about new things - Thank you for your post

ElegsabiffMember04 March 2021 09:35:25

Thanks Kitty! It still doesn't explain the multiple rings but I love the idea of the language of the bells and listen to them with more understanding now

kittycat1Serial expat07 March 2021 20:36:33

204

Fred wrote:
kittycat1 wrote:
Apparently there is a whole
'Church Bells Chimes' Code / Language'

I love to learn about new things - Thank you for your post

You are welcome..
the funniest thing is
we think that here now in the 21st century
we know everything..

however our ancesters without internet they made a good living

Almost about the same time of the Bells' coding / language..
centuries ago something stealthy was going on..
another slying squinty code was around..

https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/th … ge-of-fans

'Dangerous Liasons' 1988 film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbIXLhpBvA

Articles to help you in your expat project in Andalusia

Accommodation in Malaga
Malaga is a busy port city on southern Spain's Costa del Sol, a place that blends ancient history with the ...
Working in Malaga
Malaga is the capital of the province of Malaga, a southern Andalusian city by the Mediterranean Sea. Its ...
Accommodation in Seville
Seville is a southern Andalusian city that's easy to fall in love with. The Moorish architecture works of art, ...
Accommodation in Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous of the seven Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean ...
Accommodation in Valencia
Valencia is the capital of the province of Valencia, a Mediterranean destination of striking architecture, vast ...
Choosing your neighbourhood in Madrid
Location is probably the most important determining factor when purchasing a home. You see, no matter how much you ...
Working in Seville
Seville is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and home to its government. It is a lively ...
Diversity and inclusion in Spain
Moving to a foreign country can be both exciting and challenging for expats. As an expat settling in Spain, it is ...