Semantron

Jul. 26th, 2016 07:08 pm
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There are a number of monasteries here around the village. They use semantron to call the monks and the nuns for prayer.

This is how it looks (took this shot on our Spring visit):



This is how it sounds:

http://neuropoetry.tumblr.com/post/10575321089/a-recording-of-a-semantron-calling-monastics-to

Date: 2016-07-26 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apel.livejournal.com
How is the semantron played? I'm not sure but it looks like a wooden hammer in the photo.

Date: 2016-07-26 09:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] topum.livejournal.com
Yes, it is a wooden hammer indeed.

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