The day of the fusion - the liquid bronze is poured into the canal that feeds into several large bell moulds, buried in a large pit.
Priest Don Luigi Astarita recites the litanies during the ceremony and casting which lasts just a few minutes.
Pontificia Fonderia di Campane or Pontifical Bell Foundry of the Marinelli family in the mountain village of Agnone in the region of Molise in southern Italy.
Twenty seven generations of the Marinelli family have been making bronze bells in the foundry for almost 1000 years, continuing the ancient artisanal techniques today.
