In this day of modern timekeeping, why do church bells still ring out the time every hour, and at every hour of the day and night.
2007-01-05 10:05:01 · 18 answers · asked by TK 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yeah, my nearby church rings every hour at night
2007-01-05 10:10:55 · update #1
OK by me
2007-01-05 10:08:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will comprehend the unhappiness of the neighboring human beings if the bells went off each hour between 8am and 8pm. that would desire to get fairly annoying. In my homestead city, the main cathedral performs their bells at midday First they chime out the hour, then play musically. It sounds excessive high quality, yet they don't play them each hour on the hour. i don't think of it has something to do with the certainty that they are Christian or that it incredibly is a church. it is annoying to hearken to loud bells all day every day. i comprehend...I stay down the line from a school that performs a wierd chime whilst it distinctive factors of the day come (college starts off, recess, lunch, hometime, and so on...), and it gets annoying after a collectively as.
2016-10-30 02:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would people do if Big Ben didn't ring, this bell is to me the same as the clock bells on the churches around the world, and big ben rings every 15 minutes too.
2007-01-05 11:07:46 · answer #3 · answered by Peter H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must mean the Church clock. Poor bell ringers don't I hope have to stay in the bell tower and ring every hour. We have a lovely old school in our village that has a clock that rings every hour. I think it's lovely but then I don't live next door but about a mile away.
I'm sorry about the amount of buts i put in that paragraph
2007-01-05 10:10:48 · answer #4 · answered by : 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some churches have a historical significance in the town in which they are located because they are one of the oldest buildings. Therefore, the act of ringing the bells has continued for as long as the town has existed.
2007-01-05 10:52:06 · answer #5 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradition, pure and simple. Church bells can be rung at other times in connection to liturgies and liturgical events, but that's another story. I personally like hearing the bells during the day.
2007-01-05 10:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think most don't chime the night hours, but I adore church bells. I've been known to literally freeze in place, close my eyes, and drink in the sounds until they're through. This causes difficulties when I'm caught crossing the street when they begin, but they're hard to resist.
2007-01-05 10:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bells should ring at noon for the people to pray the Angelus and at 6 p.m., nothing more.
2007-01-05 10:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by judirose2001 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is the clock that strikes the quarters and hours. I am sure you will find that it has been there a lot longer than you, and most people enjoy the traditional sound. It certainly isn't noise pollution.
2007-01-05 10:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by Up the pole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where I live its 24/7 sometimes it comes in handy. you really don't hear it at night though. Tradition! plus it gives the people in church something to look forward to until the big day. =)
2007-01-05 10:11:18 · answer #10 · answered by ConstElation 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought bells were supposed to be silenced or at least muffled during the night. Why don't you explain your problem to the vicar & see if he can do something about it?
2007-01-05 10:20:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋