Church bells dating back to the 17th century have been carefully restored using modern technology after they became ...

Agrarian societies, historically reliant on favorable conditions in nature for their survival, created these rituals to ward off evil and misfortune, she said. Carnival revelry has for centuries ...

But the city tower protected the city also against that equally dangerous enemy to mediaeval towns — fire. Thus, two bells hung in its bell tower. Guardians also had a megaphone at their disposal, ...