A village priest who stopped ringing the church bells to appease a jittery tourist began chiming them again on Wednesday when residents came out in the streets to bang their pots and pans in protest.Father Alfredo De Simoni had caved in to the request of the town's single tourist, who in need of a good night's rest, had asked him a few days ago to still the bells from 10 pm till at least 8 am.
But the 85 residents of the Ligurian hilltop town of Mezzema were accustomed to waking up with the sound of the bells at 7 am.
They balked at the move and decided to take action, plastering the town with protest banners and leaflets.
On Sunday they all boycotted Mass.
Still, De Simoni could not be swayed.
But when the locals rose up in unison to clank their kitchen ware, he finally got the message.
When the bells rang on Wednesday, everyone came out to celebrate.
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