It is known, bells were used in the capacity of money in old times in China. In the 16th -11th centuries BC people used shells of cowries instead of money, these shells were brought from the southern seas.

The bell is one of the oldest musical instrument in the world. Unconditionally bells have their own peculiarities in different countries. In Russian the word “bell” is spoken like “kolokol”. The etymology of this word dates back to the Old Indian word “kalakalas”, that means “noise”, “shouts”. In Greek the word “kaleo” means “call”. The Roman Catholics said “kalare”, that meant “to assemble”.

Ringing of bells makes always the feeling of magic strength, wizardry and mystery. This impression is made not so much by clam as by clash of the bell. Bells, which played a certain role in Russian history have given occasion to many beautiful legends.