Blowing horn

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Blowing an ox horn in a Basque festival

The blowing horn or winding horn is a sound device that is usually made of or shaped like an

hunter-gatherer societies
.

Types

Magyar chieftain Lehel, kept in Jászberény, Hungary
.

The oldest varieties were made of horns of

Visnum, Sweden.[1] As big horned animals are rarely found in Scandinavia, blowing horns are often made from wood, wound birch bark or bout, called a "lur
".

Uses

Many horns have been used as sounding cries by ancient societies. A modern day descendant of the horn, the

bugle
, is used to call out orders in military camps. The hunting horn was used to communicate on a hunt and is still used today in some places.

In

Basque Country, following an old tradition, a practice is being restored to blow the horn from five mountains in the province once a year. These mountains, namely Gorbea (4,859 ft.), Sollube (2,251 ft), Oiz (3,376 ft.), Ganekogorta (3,274 ft) and Kolitza (2,884 ft) are dubbed the montes bocineros, meaning the 'hornblower mounts'. According to historic evidence, up to the late 16th century the Biscayne were summoned to the General Council of the Domain of Biscay to be held in the town of Guernica
by playing horns from the summits.

A like function may be attributed to the

chaski
carried along a pututu, which was blown to herald their arrival to a particular place.

In the United States, it is common for a traditional horn to be blown to signify the serving of a buffet. This is a typical lunch time tradition in Kentucky.[2]

Cheap

2010 World Cup in South Africa
.

Religion

One of the more widespread uses for blowing horns today is the

Rosh Hashanah. Horns also have significance in Christianity and Islam.[3][4]

The

dungchen is a ritual horn used in Tibetan Buddhism
.

An angel (Moroni) blowing a horn as a warning voice is an unofficial symbol used frequently by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (frequently referred to by others as "Mormons"). A statue of the Angel Moroni sits atop the main spire of most of the sacred temples belonging to this church.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Blowing horns". Ancient Music. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
  2. ^ "Calling Lunch" (PDF). Kentucky Nutrition Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-09. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  3. ^ "The Exalted Horn of Psalm 148 | BibleProject™". BibleProject. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  4. ^ "Surah Az-Zumar - 68". Quran.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

http://www.nwhsa.org.uk/horn.html Hunting calls for fox & deer

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