Crotalus (instrument)

A crotalus (Spanish: matraca),^[1]^[2] also known as a crotalum or clapper, is a wooden liturgical rattle or clapper that replaces altar bells during the celebration of the Tridentine Paschal Triduum at the end of Lent in the Catholic Church.^[3]^[4]^[5] It is also occasionally used during the celebration of the Ordinary Form Roman Missal during the Paschal Triduum, but its popularity decreased following the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council.^[6] The crotalus is also sometimes used in Episcopal Church parishes.^[7]^[8]

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^ Beckwith, Tom (9 April 2022). "The Crotalus". Denver: St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church. Retrieved 6 April 2023.