If you have ever lived in rural Germany, then you are familiar with the sound of church bells ringing.
While growing up in a farm house on main street in rural Franconia (Northern Bavaria), I became so accustomed to hearing the bells at all times of the day that the bells’ sound went without perception.
Not until I left home and came back for occasional visits did I learn to appreciate their beautiful sound. Nowadays, when we stay for an overnight at my Elternhaus (parents’ home), I love to wake up to the sound of the nearby church bells.
The village main street on most any morning is filled with various sounds: farmers yelling directions to get the wagon into the barn, women gossiping in front of the house, along with the church bells ringing.
So I was delighted when I discovered Alexander von Halem‘s blog post about various church bells in Bavaria. Alexander has begun collecting the sound of church bells with an iPhone application called audioboo.fm:
Listen to the sound of various church bells on Zeilitzheim Castle in Bavaria, Germany.
Enjoy it.
That was so cool to listen to the different sounds.
Thank you, I will have to let Chris listen to that, he will love it !
These bells functioned to remind the people of the neighborhood what day it was, when to go to church for Mass, what was going on in church, when to pray during the day … the echo of an era when the once heavily Catholic immigrant neighbors could walk to church. A reminder to us today that religion should be woven into all our daily activities.