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Be a bell ringer
To volunteer as a bell ringer this Christmas season, call 701-572-2921. Bell Ringing FAQ's Origin of the kettle Kettle Match Fun fact: Did you know that by signing up to bell ring, you're actually an official Salvation Army campanologist? So, what is a campanologist, exactly?
Merriam-Webster gives us the definition:
campanologist \kam-puh-NAH-luh-jist\ noun : one that practices or is skilled in the art of bell ringing
Did you know?
The first bells were rung some 4,000 years ago during the Bronze Age, when those instruments were forged and riveted from metal plates. By the 17th century, bells were ringing around the world and in Britain campanology had become a "gentleman's recreation." But although the first campanologists' organization, The Society of College Youths, was founded in 1637, the words "campanology" and "campanologist" (from "campana," Late Latin for "bell") did not debut in English publications until around 1823 and 1857 respectively.
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