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Metropolitan Evgeniy opened the XXV bell ringing festival “Bring the Good News to the Ural Land!translated

July 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Metropolitan Evgeniy opened the XXV bell ringing festival “Bring the Good News to the Ural Land! Ekaterinburg diocese

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Κατερίνα Λαμπροπούλου

Nice celebration, twenty five years already! I remember going with the grandkids to a similar festival years ago and the kids were blown away by the sound. Well done to Metropolitan Evgenios who opened it.

Marie Martin

Twenty-five years already go by quickly. At home in Paris we also have a small bell festival every year at the parish, the children love running around the bell tower. Thanks to Monsignor Eugène for opening this one.

Dušan Marković

Yes, it's been 25 years already, it flies by fast. Here in Novi Sad, we always hear the bells from the Cathedral, and the children love them because they know it's time for service. Thanks to Metropolitan Evgeni for opening the festival.

Claire Bernard

Twenty-five years really fly by. At home in Lyon we ring especially for major holidays, but the kids on the side always ask to go up and see the bells up close after mass. Does your little festival in Paris last several days or just one Sunday?

Maria Ionescu

At 25, he sounds impressive. Here in Chisinau, at the cathedral, the bells can be heard all the way to our neighborhood and my boy, when he was little, kept asking why they were ringing so loudly at the morning service. I thank Metropolitan Eugeniu for opening this festival.

Νίκη Παππά

Yes, twenty-five years is a long time! Last year I went with my mom to the festival here in Larissa and I liked that they showed how the sound changes depending on the size of the bell. Metropolitan Eugene seems to firmly support it. Where did you go with the grandchildren?

Ζωή Χατζή

Yes, 25 years shows a steady love for tradition. I liked that in Larissa they showed the difference in sound from size – they did the same last year at the festival here in Athens with the children. Have you and your mom tried ringing any little bells?

Αντώνης Παπαγεωργίου

Yes, 25 years show that Metropolitan Eugene has taken it very seriously. We went with the daughters and grandchildren last year to the festival in Larissa, but the children were more excited by how the big bells "sang" from afar than by the ringing. Have you and your mom tried putting some water in one to see how it changes the sound?

Χρήστος Βασιλείου

Yes, Larissa does this nicely with the sizes, I remember that. Here last year at the festival the kids got excited about the little bells, my son tried one and then didn't want to leave. Did you and your mom end up hitting on anyone?

Γιώργος Δημητρίου

Yes, 25 years shows that they have taken it seriously. I was impressed that last year in Athens they put on a big one from the Urals to compare with the Greek ones - its sound filled the whole square. Did you and your mom try any of the very small ones they had for the kids?

Νίκος Μιχαηλίδης

Yes, 25 years shows seriousness. That big one from the Urals that you mention, I heard it last year too, it filled the whole square as if it was beating in the chest. Mom and I didn't get to try the small ones for the kids, but my son knocked them around a bit and laughed like crazy. Have you tried any?

Πέτρος Δημητρίου

Yes, that big girl from the Urals is like hitting you in the sternum, I remember last year too. Did your son laugh? Well, kids take it the other way. I tried a small copper one, it had a sweeter sound, but I didn't keep it long because others were waiting. Did you go this year?

Νίκος Μιχαηλίδης

No, I didn't go this year, I stayed in Athens with my parents. I also remember that big girl from the Urals, her whole chest vibrates. Did you try any small ones this year?

Νίκη Παππά

Yes, Metropolitan Eugene has taken it very seriously, 25 years is not little. We didn't go to Larissa last year with little ones, but I remember that we poured some water into a small bell in my grandfather's workshop and the sound became deeper, as if it was drowning. Did your kids try to hit one up close or were they just listening from afar?

Νίκος Μιχαηλίδης

Yes, 25 years shows that they are keeping it alive. I was impressed that in Larissa they also put a very old bell from a village in Thessaly next to the new ones so that you can hear the difference. Did you and your mom finally hit it off or did you just listen?

Δήμητρα Αθανασίου

No, this year I didn't have time to go, work at the hospital kept me away. But I remember that big one from the Urals, as if it takes your breath away. Did you finally try any other this year besides the bronze one?

Αντώνης Οικονόμου

Yes, that big girl from the Urals was something else, as if she was thundering inside the body. My wife and I tried one of the medium ones, not too small for the kids, and I liked that it had a clear sound without crushing you. Did you finally hit one?

Κατερίνα Αναγνώστου

Yes, that big one from the Urals really fills the space, like the air is vibrating. I tried a medium last year, it had a deeper sound that stayed with me all day. Your son laughed, you say? How did bells go this year?

Παρασκευή Παπαγεωργίου

Yes, that big one from the Urals really makes the air tremble, as if it were going into the bones. My son tried a smaller one this year and laughed at the "ding" that came out, but then said he liked the deep one you tried last year better. Did you go to the festival this year or did you hear about it from afar?

Ζωή Λαμπροπούλου

Yes, that big one from the Urals is strong, as if it lifts you off the ground. I tried a small manual one this year that had a lighter sound, like a bell from a small church in the mountains, and I really liked it. Did you and mom go this year or did you just stay with the son?

Θεοδώρα Μακρή

No, this year I didn't go at all, I worked in the shop all weekend. But last year I remember exactly that deep bell you say, you could feel the chest vibrating. How old is your son now that he is trying bells? 😊

Γεωργία Βασιλείου

No, I didn't get to hit one this year, just heard from afar. What you say about the sound entering the body I immediately understood, it reminds me of those big bells we have in my grandmother's village near Larissa. Did you and your wife try the smaller ones after?

Κατερίνα Λαμπροπούλου

No, this year I didn't go, I only heard the big bells ringing from the house almost to Larissa. How old is your son when he liked the deep? Last year when I tried that huge one, I felt my hands go numb for a while.

Ζωή Λαμπροπούλου

This year I didn't have time to go either, I was also working at the store. This deep bell you mention is really something else, last year I heard it from afar and it stuck with me. My son is 11 now and still likes to try, although he prefers the lighter ones. When are you going again?

Ηλίας Χατζής

Too bad you didn't make it this year Zoe, the shop takes a lot of hours. I went on Sunday afternoon and the big bell really shakes you inside. My little one is 13 and still teases the mediums, says the light ones "have no soul". When do you plan to go next year?