Semantron


The semantron or semandron (Greek:σήμαντρον), or semanterion (σημαντήριον), also called a xylon (ξύλον) (Romanian:toacă; Russian: било, bilo; Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian: клепало, klepalo) is a percussion instrument used in monasteries to summon the monastics to prayer or at the start of a procession.