![Emilio Morenatti Local people sit around the12th-century Sant Romà church as they listen the students of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers playing bells, in the tiny village of Joanetes about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/786ef998734f42dab818ae0c26825a90/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Local people sit around the12th-century Sant Romà church as they listen the students of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers playing bells, in the tiny village of Joanetes about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Sitting in a chair with ropes looped around both feet and hands, Joan Carles Osuna, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing all four bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/64520cb6409f4f8f9eec0bfdb69d6647/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sitting in a chair with ropes looped around both feet and hands, Joan Carles Osuna, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing all four bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Xavier Masó, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing two bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/401c5e3c85ff408c9f6d065fc7ce5659/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Xavier Masó, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing two bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Josep-Maria Grosset, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing two bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3a97ad7a131d41dd9f4eab0e5461ac0c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Josep-Maria Grosset, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing two bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Roser Reixach, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ec5eb0ee220e4d6698e64700d4583a98/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Roser Reixach, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti +++ON HOLD++++ Sitting in a chair with ropes looped around both feet and hands, Joan Carles Osuna, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing all four bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fb3da0e2b99f44c99d2fd3fe46f49aa3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
+++ON HOLD++++ Sitting in a chair with ropes looped around both feet and hands, Joan Carles Osuna, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing all four bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Roser Reixach, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af709f5a459341b8b52245b0023e43a0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Roser Reixach, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Students of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, perform playing all four bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c7e1ec9c41ae43d1836258f9cd909aeb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Students of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, perform playing all four bronze bells at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Guillem Pujolriu, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/25ba6249851649df9cc7debdd3cd14e4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Guillem Pujolriu, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti View of the bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, where students of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers perform playing bells, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/274e4eb78de249b8a587e3deacc7fca3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
View of the bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, where students of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers perform playing bells, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![Emilio Morenatti Roser Reixach, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2835db2675d34ce5a05fa084e467b48e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Roser Reixach, a student of the Vall d'en Bas School of Bell Ringers, performs playing a bronze bell at the church bell tower of the12th-century Sant Romà church, at the tiny village of Joanetes, about two hours north of Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 29, 2024. A school set up to revive the manual ringing of church bells has graduated its first class of 18 students after learning their ringing skills. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)