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>The bells would go off every few hours or more for the Angelus, the start of Mass, the consecration, and the end of Mass multiple times a day. I'm fairly sure
by Dalewyn 3y ago
>The bells would go off every few hours or more for the Angelus, the start of Mass, the consecration, and the end of Mass multiple times a day.
I'm fairly sure those had practical timekeeping concerns aside from their religious values. Nobody had clocks back then, so someone had to keep track of the time and announce it far and wide.
- mdp2021 3y ago> practical timekeeping concerns For that matter, we also used the bell towers - each different, village from village - to orient ourselves in travel... Massive signposts on the horizon. Of course if you have to do something, do it with reason and wits. Likewise in term of practicality, the bells could act like the "clock" on a motherboard: regulating collective activity.