Ringing the Bells of Barga in Support of Human Rights

http://www.barganews.com/2013/12/10/ringing-the-bells-of-barga-in-support-of-human-rights/

Just three days ago the sound of the bells rang out over Barga for one solid hour – the so called “Doppio dell’Immacolata” rung for the traditional religious festival of the Immaculate Conception

From nine o’clock until the stroke of 10 o’clock the three huge bells at the top of the Duomo tower were kept in motion by a team of bell ringers – the Campanari of Barga along with bell ringers from Chiozza, Cardoso, Palagnana, Cascio, Perpoli and Lucca.

Tonight the Campanari of Barga were back in action, this time led by the ancient and prestigious bell-tower of the church of Saint John the Baptist in Arrone, which launched the “voice” of the bells of others communities in Italy and Europe that, through the sound of their bronzes, reinforced their adherence to the principles contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the fighting against discrimination

Every year, on December the 10th, is celebrated the “International Human Rights Day”, established by the United Nations in memory of the signing of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” in Paris in 1948. The document with only 30 articles, according to Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – “has had an impact on the human race more significant than any other document in modern history.”

“Ringing the Bells of Europe in support of Human Rights” is an idea of the “Group of bell-ring