# Why the HECK are the church-bells ringing?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 26, 2005, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393 "2005-03-26T20:36:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393/21 "2005-03-28T19:45:25Z")

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The bells are ringing for me and my gal.  
The birds are singing for me and my gal.  
Everybody’s been knowing to a wedding they’re going,  
And for weeks they’ve been sewing, every Susie and Sal!  
They’re congregating for me and my gal.  
The parson’s waiting for me and my gal.  
And sometime I’m gonna to guild a little home for two,  
Or three or four or more—  
In Loveland for me and my gal!

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**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393/22 "2005-03-28T20:30:07Z")

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Don’t you know your not supposed to ask for whom the bell tolls? 'Cause now you’re in trouble.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393/23 "2005-03-28T22:01:47Z")

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If it was a Catholic church then it was almost certainly the bells being rung during the Easter Vigil mass. The rubrics require that the church bells are rung throughout the singing of the \*Gloria \* on Holy Saturday.

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**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393/24 "2005-03-28T22:25:33Z")

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> [@betenoir](#):
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> Don’t you know your not supposed to ask for whom the bell tolls? 'Cause now you’re in trouble.

😃

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-are-the-church-bells-ringing/296393/25 "2005-03-29T03:45:26Z")

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> [@pestie](#):
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> Oh, thank you _so_ much for reminding me of that! I really needed a good laugh today.

I’m always ready to post a TYO reference! 😃

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