The name day of the holy Blasius finds at the 3.February instead of. He was bishop von Sebaste in Armenia and died at the beginning 4.Jh. martyr death. The holy Blasius ranks among the 14 emergency aids and belongs thus to those holy shapes, which one particularly familiarly and prefers its requests brought. The holy Blasius is called when neck suffering any kind and with toothache. He is patron of the physicians, cloth producer, Wool dealer, Candle manufacturer, Cutter, Gerber, Blowing musician, Cattle and weather patron.
The legend tells, which it saved once to small boys the life, as this at a fish fishbone to suffocate threatened. For memory of it at his name celebration in the churches of the Blasius benedictions one gives, the priest holds for two crossed burning candles by the neck of the church visitors and speaks the following benediction words:

" By the for language of the holy bishop and martyr Blasius God wanted to free you from any evil of the neck, in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit. Amen"