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In many locations, announcing the death was usually done by a relative of the deceased or, where applicable, by one or more close neighbours. However, there is the widespread custom that that task would be carried out by the so-called first or nearest neighbour, by specific young men in the village or by certain women.
== Bell -ringing ==
Tolling the bell was a very effective way of announcing the death in rural settlements with a limited number of inhabitants.
The person usually tasked with ringing the bells was the sexton (Apodaca, Mendiola-A; Gorozika, Muskiz-B; Arnezketa-G; Allo, Izal, Monreal-N) and where there was one, the bell-ringer (Valdegovía-A).
=== The language Language of the tolling of the bells ===
Traditionally, the death knell not only announced the death of a person, but also provided information about their age, that is, if a child or adult had died, their sex, and also indicated if the deceased was a priest or belonged to a brotherhood.
=== Telling the bees ===
Bees were the main ones to be told about the death of the owner of the home and in some locations that of any family member. The person tasked with telling them was usually the heir, widow or widower, a relative and even a neighbour or a friend. In some places, it was said that if a stranger did so, the bees would attack them (Morga-B and Haltsu-L)<ref>Resurrección Maria de AzKUE. ''Euskalerriaren Yakintza. ''. Volume l. Madrid, 1935, p. 430.</ref>.
=== Telling the barn animals ===
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