Mission Bells
Bells were vitally important to daily life patterns at the mission. The bells were rung: to call residents for work, mealtimes, and religious services, during birth and funeral ceremonies, to signal the approach of a ship or returning Spaniard, and for other occasional needs. Novices and Luiseños were instructed in the traditional rituals for ringing the mission's bells.
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