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Signs about bells and bell ringing

There are a huge number of signs associated with bells and bell ringing. It is clear that most of them arose with the advent of Christianity, but some also go back to the distant pagan past.

The fact is that all dark entities, fueled by human energy, come to us “from the other side” - from the world of eternal silence and silence. Sometimes it’s enough to shout loudly or clap your hands to ward off “energy vampires”. What can we say about the ringing of bells - the sign says that any evil spirits, having heard it, first turn to stone in horror, and then rush headlong away.

“Medical” sign - bells for health

Since ancient times (both in Rus' and throughout the Christian world), church chimes have been used to defeat human diseases. During epidemics, bells could be heard very often - a sign said that demons and demons (the root cause of all kinds of ailments) were frightened by these pure sounds pleasing to God.

Interesting fact: modern medicine supports this idea, although some 30-40 years ago it seemed too fantastic, based only on fanatical faith. But then scientists proved that the special vibrations generated by bell ringing can, on the one hand, have a detrimental effect on pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and on the other, stimulate the human immune system.

It turns out that our ancestors believed in the healing power of bells not in vain! And the plague and smallpox in the Middle Ages bypassed monasteries not because of the special holiness of the inhabitants there, but due to the beneficial effect of the ringing of bells.

What does the bell sing about?

The matter is not limited to medical “indications”. The vibrations, the sources of which are the bell, have special physical properties - the ability to propagate differently in environments that are qualitatively different (for example, in humid and dry air). Therefore, very reliable “climate” signs arose:

• Hearing a bell ringing slightly muffled means imminent rain;
• Bright and especially melodious - for windless, clear weather.

In many areas, people still believe that bells can calm storms. But trouble will inevitably come, if the sound appears, as if by itself, it could foreshadow someone's imminent death. Sometimes such “amateur activity” is associated with the fact that a murderer is passing by the church - a man who has stained his hands in someone else’s blood. But in the navy they used to say that hearing bells ringing outside of normal hours was a sign reporting a disaster that had happened to some other ship.

The ringing of bells is the voice of the church and praise to the Lord God. By the way, in Soviet times, the first thing they did was blow up or dismantle the bell tower at the temple, first removing the bells. It is believed that the ringing of Orthodox bells drives away demons, gives a person moral and physical strength, that is, gives a person Grace.
The majestic ringing of bells, which is impossible not to hear, encouraged a person to break out of the whirlwind of earthly worries in order to turn to the eternal, to Heaven.

Whatever one may say, the ringing of bells is a reminder to people mired in vanity about God.

Clairvoyants (God forgive me) claim that when the bell rings, very strong energy is emitted.
Some scientists are confident that as a result of the sound of the bell, special microparticles that are smaller than an atom are formed in the surrounding air. By their direction they create a three-dimensional CROSS. They are the ones who have a purifying effect on the air and living organisms. It turns out that the sound, descending from heaven to earth, seems to baptize the area.
The ringing of bells contains a wonderful power that penetrates deeply into human hearts (this manifests itself differently for everyone). There is a belief that the ringing of bells is a symbol of purification, a source of some pure energy.

When do the church bells ring?

In ancient times, people did not have watches. The ringing of bells notified people about the start of a service or about some other event.
Currently, church bell ringing is usually used for:
1) to call Christians to and to notify about the time of its beginning;
2) to announce to those not present in the church the moment of the most important prayers and sacred rites during the liturgy and other services;
3) to express the festive celebration and spiritual joy of Christians, on the greatest days - in addition to divine services.
It is worth saying that the ringing of a bell accompanies the entire life of an Orthodox person - a sacrament, a wedding, a funeral service are performed with the ringing of bells. When they defeated the enemy, the winners were greeted with joyful ringing.

What type of bell ringing is there?

Blagovest is when first three rare, slow, drawn-out strikes are made on one bell, and then measured strikes follow. Blagovest, in turn,
divided into two types: ordinary (private), produced by the largest bell; Lenten (rare), produced by a smaller bell on weekdays
days of Great Lent. The Blagovest occurs three times: at Vespers, Matins and the hours before the Liturgy (before the early Liturgy).

Dvuznon This is ringing all the bells twice (in two steps).

Trezvon This is the ringing of all the bells, repeated three times after a short break. Treznon usually “calls” to the Liturgy and all-night vigil.

Chime this is the ringing of each bell in turn (one or several strikes), starting from the largest one to the smallest one, repeated several times.
It is performed at liturgy and on special solemn occasions.

Bust This is a slow ringing of each bell in turn, from smallest to largest. After hitting the big bell, they hit everything at once, and repeat this
many times. The bell is otherwise called a funeral bell; it expresses sadness and grief for the deceased. But the search always ends with a ringing sound like
a symbol of the Christian joyful news of the resurrection of the dead.

Alarm this is a very common one that happens during anxiety.

Special bells and ringings accompany solemn prayers, blessings of water, and religious processions. After the end of the festive and Sunday liturgy, the trezvon is started.

By the way, according to tradition, on Easter and Bright Week (the week after Easter), any Orthodox Christian can climb the bell tower and glorify the risen Savior by ringing the bells. People call this time the bell week or the time of birth of bell ringers.

The ringing of bells evokes joyful surprise in every person, regardless of whether he is a believer or not. The sound of the bells makes people, against their will, turn their eyes towards the temple and smile.

A bell tower with several melodious voices is the pride of every temple. The ringing of bells, which has healing powers for Orthodox souls, depending on the type, “calls” people to service, “sings” during celebrations and sounds like an alarm bell in case of danger.

When you hear the bell ringing, you need to cross yourself and pray

What is the purpose of church bells

In the arrangement of a Christian church, every thing has its own purpose. The souls of Orthodox Christians, when listening to church overflows, are filled with light, joy, peace, and tranquility. When the bells sound like an alarm, Christians know that trouble has happened.

The Orthodox ringing is filled with amazing power, which has the ability to penetrate human hearts. In church sounds and overflows, Russian Orthodox people have learned to distinguish triumph, call and alarm, hearing a certain ringing.

An amazing phenomenon - when the bells sound, doves, prototypes of the Holy Spirit, do not fly away, but, on the contrary, rush to the churches.

Hearing the sound of the bells, the Orthodox people rush to the Divine Services, to which they are called by the rhythmic strikes of the bell. The sounds announcing the triumph of the Church and festive services fill the hearts of believers with joy and joy. Celebration and reverence cause chimes to ring during solemn services.

Types of bell ringing

Having fallen in love with the ringing of church bells, the Russian Orthodox people connected all their solemn and sad events with it. The Orthodox bell ringing serves not only to indicate the time of the Divine service, but also to fill joy, sadness and triumph. This is where different types of ringing came from, and each type has a name and meaning.

Only a church-going person with certain qualities can be a bell ringer:

• gut instinct;
• sense of rhythm;
• knowledge of sounds;
• knowledge of performance techniques;
• knowledge of the Church Rules.

The bell ringer must be a prayer book and observe fasts in order to convey to people the triumph of Orthodoxy through the play of sounds.

A bell ringer paints with sound like an artist paints

Hearing the uniform strikes of a large bell, Orthodox Christians know that this is the gospel , caller to worship .

The more significant the event, the greater the voice of God:

1. The festive gospel sounds on Easter or on special holidays; in order for it to sound, the blessing of the rector of the temple is necessary.
2. The Sunday gospel sounds on Sundays, the polyeleos - for special services.
3. Daily services begin with the weekday gospel, and during Great Lent - fast.
4. The alarm that announces trouble, thank God, sounds extremely rarely.

When all the bells in the church are struck repeatedly and in turn, the chime rings, water blessing prayers, Liturgies, and temple holidays are announced.

During the actual ringing of the bells, the bell ringer strikes two bells.

The trezvon speaks for itself, at this time all the bells, large and small, work, each time producing three strikes with a short break. Low and ringing sounds fly straight into the sky and the souls of Christians, announcing the beginning of the Divine service or the end of the gospel.

Morning, monastery ringing, healing from all diseases

The history of bells

The first mentions of bells were found in documents that are more than 6 thousand years old. The prototype of this marvelous work is the bell flower, whose petals move at the slightest breath of wind. The first task of the bells was to give a signal. They were put on pets and hung on doors.

Interesting about Orthodoxy:

China is considered the birthplace of the first cast bells, where bells are used in purification rituals. According to legend, the master could not mix the right metals to achieve the desired sound; all the products either cracked or did not sound. On the advice of the monks, the master’s daughter threw herself into the molten metal, and the first large bell, “Lovely Flower,” sounded throughout China.

Egyptian monks were the first to use bells to call Christians to services.

For information! Church chimes became most widespread in Rus' in the 16th century, surpassing in weight all those available in European countries.

God's voice has become an element of Russian culture. According to legend, bell ringing drives away evil spirits, so during times of pestilence and enemy invasions, church bells did not stop ringing.

Over time, even musical notation appeared for playing these unique works of human hands. In Russia, bell ringing festivals are often held, filling everything around with God's glory.

The largest Assumption bell in the world - “Tsar Bell”

The healing power of bell ringing

Scientists have proven that bell chimes have healing powers not only in cleansing space from evil spirits, but also in healing people.

An amazing discovery made by researchers shows that church sounds propagate through space in waves in the shape of a cross, having a positive effect on a person’s physical, mental and spiritual state.

Repeatedly, Christians celebrated recovery, deliverance from birth illnesses after being under the cover of the overflow of God's voice. Especially the ringing of bells has healing powers for psycho-emotional diseases.

Modern achievements make it possible to listen to various sounds of church music in recordings while indoors, thereby cleansing the surrounding space of evil spirits.

Advice! Turn on the songs of the bells and enjoy the joy and peace in your home, not forgetting that sound therapy lasts no more than half an hour.

Bell ringing. Space cleansing and healing