Stock Photo - 13 May 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Weingarten: A relic of the Holy Blood lies behind a pane of bullet-proof glass in the altar of the baroque basilica, while in the foreground a man is kneeling and praying. According to legend, the relic is said to contain a few drops of blood in a clump of earth, supposedly the blood of Jesus Christ. On the so-called Blood Friday a Holy Blood rider carries the reliquary through vineyards and the surrounding countryside. This Blood Ride in the Upper Swabian vineyard is considered the largest equestrian procession in Europe and takes place on the Friday after Ascension Day, the so-called Blood Friday. The ride was first mentioned in writing in 1529. For more than 950 years, the Weingarten Monastery has been home to a Holy Blood relic. Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa. - Weingarten/Baden-Wuerttemberg/Germany