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2. List of heaviest bells - Wikipedia

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   Cast on New Year's Eve 2000, the Bell of Good Luck is located in the Foquan Temple in Pingdingshan, Henan, China. [ 9][ 10] The bell weighs 116 tonnes (256,000 lb) and it is 810.8 cm (319.2 in) in height and 511.8 cm (201.5 in) in diameter. [ 9][ 10] The Bell of Good Luck has therefore claimed the title of heaviest functioning bell in the world ...

3. Henry Thomas Ellacombe - Wikipedia

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   Ellacombe was a great authority on bells, and wrote many books and papers, including Practical Remarks on Belfries and Ringers, The Church Bells of Devon and The Church Bells of Somerset. Together with C. A. W. Troyte and William Banister, he was a leading figure in the formation of the Guild of Devonshire Ringers in 1874.

4. 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 ...

5. 17 Traditional Christmas Symbols (Including Bells, Holly and ...

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   A ringing of a bell during the Christmas season represents the proclamation of joy and happiness for Christ’s birth. Also, like the ringing bell used to herd errant sheep back into the fold, the ...

6. List of carillons in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Christ Church Cranbrook. 50 Bells w/ 6,700 lb B-Flat bourdon. [45] St. Hugo of the Hills, 48 bells; Detroit: Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1926. The 23 bells cast by the Gillett & Johnston foundry, have a total weight of 12,096 pounds and are played from a keyboard perched on a wooden platform right below the bell platform. [46]

7. Church bell - Wikipedia

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   Church bell ringing in Aldeboarn, Friesland (Frisia), the Netherlands, June 2022. A church bell is a bell in a church building designed to be heard outside the building. It can be a single bell, or part of a set of bells. Their main function is to call worshippers to the church for a communal service, but are also rung on special occasions such ...

8. Russian Orthodox bell ringing - Wikipedia

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   The Russian Orthodox typicon provides for different types of bell ringing. Different ringing is used on different days (on working days, on Sunday, on holy days, during fasts, Lent, Easter etc.) Different ringing is required for different services (for morning service, service for the dead, Liturgy, etc.). These differences are accomplished by ...

9. Historic Durham church’s bells played Pride anthem ... - AOL

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   A TikTok of the 116-year-old church bells ringing out “H-O-T-T-O-G-O!” in Durham was going viral. Now, it has more than 7 million views and 1.5 million likes. Even Roan reposted it.