For as long as bells have hung and rung above us, they have tolled at moments of distinct importance – calling us together to remember, to commemorate, to mourn, or to mark such an occasion. Gathered below are a few of the massed bell ringing events that reverberate across the nation each year. In addition to these annual ringing events, bells will often toll to mark the passing of a notable figure or to announce an event of singular significance.
Image: A bell is tolled during a memorial in Budapest, Hungary, on July 12, 2019, for the victims of the Hableány river cruise disaster. Twenty-eight souls perished when the vessel sank after a collision on the Danube. Courtesy: Bernadett Szabo.
