▁of ▁Bad ▁W urz ach , ▁the ▁Bl ut ritt ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Blood , ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Friday ▁of ▁July . ▁With ▁around ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁rid ers ▁and ▁about ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pil gr ims , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁mounted ▁process ion ▁in ▁Middle ▁Europe . ▁The ▁object ▁of ▁worship ▁is ▁a ▁re lic ▁from ▁the ▁private ▁poss essions ▁of ▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁XII . ▁▁ ▁Origin ▁▁ ▁Trad ition ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁in ▁Rome , ▁a ▁pil gr im ▁received ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁cloth ▁d rench ed ▁in ▁blood ▁from ▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁XII ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 6 9 3 . ▁This ▁re lic ▁then ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁Bad ▁W urz ach . ▁▁ ▁Pro cedure ▁▁ ▁The ▁blood - so aked ▁cloth ▁is ▁carried ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁in ▁a ▁g ild ed ▁reli qu ary . ▁The ▁horses ▁are ▁fest ively ▁decor ated , ▁and ▁the ▁rid ers ▁are ▁we aring ▁formal ▁att ire . ▁The ▁process ion ▁starts ▁at ▁ 7 ▁o ' clock ▁with ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁re lic ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁church , ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁ser mon ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Gott es berg ▁( G erman : ▁God ' s ▁hill ). ▁▁ ▁Process ional ▁route ▁ ▁Collection ▁of ▁the ▁re lic ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁St . ▁Ver ena ▁ 1 st ▁Alt ar