Bell tower with soul bell on Vágán

The funeral bell of the Vága cemetery was made in 1949 by Ödön Andrásfay, the parish priest of Vága, in the bell-casting workshop of the Fischer brothers in Nagyszombat. It was not used during socialism. The bell base and the funeral bell were consecrated in the autumn of 1990. The purpose of the hand-wound funeral bell is to accompany the deceased with its sound on their last earthly journey from the funeral home to the grave. ; The lower diameter of the funeral bell is 44 cm. A rich floral decoration runs around the upper part of the funeral bell. On its mantle is the cast Latin inscription: "REQUIESTANT IN PACE / SV. MICHAL". The Latin inscription in Hungarian: "Nyugodjék békében / Szent Mihály". The Latin inscription on the far side of the funeral bell is: "REFUSA PER / FRATRES FISCHER / SUB. COMN. NAT. / IN TYRNAVIA A. 1949." The mantle of the soul bell depicts the archangel Saint Michael with wings, in battle attire, with a sword and shield, and at his feet the defeated dragon (the embodiment of Satan). In Hungarian folk tradition, Saint Michael is by the side of the dying, helping them to leave this earthly world and escorting souls to the afterlife. ; ; About church bell ringing ; ; Regardless of ceremonies and deaths, the bell rings three times a day. The small bell rings at 6 a.m., the large bell rings at 12 noon, and the small bell rings at 6 p.m. The elderly cross themselves at the sound of all three bells and pray to the Angelus; after the Angelus in the evening, they even pray for the dead. The bell rings twice for weekday mass and three times for Sundays. The call to Sunday mass: the first and second bells ring every half hour, and the herald bell at the beginning of mass. Even today, the bell ringing announcing a death can tell you whether the deceased is a man or a woman, because "two verses are sung for a woman, three for a man". The bells are rung for people living far away, announcing the death and the funeral. The bell ringing, which is common throughout the country, was also a practice in Vága when a storm was approaching. The people of Vága say: "the clouds are ringing before the clouds". The memories of the elders are vivid in these occasions, as the ringing of the bells dispersed the black clouds and the storm avoided the village. ; The bells are rung twice a year at midnight. One, like in every other Catholic church, is the call to Christmas midnight mass, with all three bells for 10 minutes. The other, on Peter and Paul's Day, at midnight, with all three bells rung for half an hour. This custom is still alive today. People say when they hear the midnight bell ringing: now the corn is tearing up the roots (of the bell). Others say: the corn is popping. After all, both refer to the ripening of the corn. That is, the harvest can begin. ; In recent years, on June 4, from 4:30 p.m., the bells have been ringing for 10 minutes with all three bells, as a reminder of the unjust Trianon peace treaty.