Word: bells
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Father Roman steadily climbs up the narrow stone stairs within the wall of the bell tower...
...behind its 14th century walls, the monastery—and its bell tower—have been constantly ripped apart and pieced back together through these transitions...
...regular days at the monastery, Father Roman uses a rope at the foot of the tower to ring the “everyday” bell four times per day to signal the beginning and end of the morning and evening church services...
...largest holiday bell, used only on the most important Russian Orthodox holidays, hangs in the center of the tower. There is extra room in the tower, Father Roman explains, because it was rebuilt to fit the largest bell—now hanging in Lowell House—which is three times bigger than the one at the monastery...
...melody comes from the rhythm that the bell-ringer chooses, he says, adding that he mostly follows the traditional style...