 Despite a May 2012 fire that destroyed its factory, the Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company continues to make cow bell bells in East Hampton, CT, as it has since its founding in 1832; it is the only remaining U.S. company making just bells.In Western Europe, when the snow has melted in the spring, villages send the cows to the high alpine meadows to graze.This event, called "Alpaufzug", is celebrated in each village with a procession through the village to the high pastures.