Consecrated bronze bells suspended in the tower of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, the bells of Fano Adriano have marked the rhythm of community life for centuries: prayer and work, celebration and mourning, alarm and summons. Rung by hand, either from below by pulling the ropes or from the bell tower itself by handling ropes and clappers, they weave together their powerful voices through the skill of a devoted group of bell ringers who have inherited both the performance techniques and the traditional ringing patterns<\/b>. During the feast of Saint Valentine, the patron saint, the bells ring ad allegrezza<\/i> (\u201cin celebration\u201d), when the square fills with people, and the village rediscovers its \u201cvoice of God\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"