To 6.November is the name day of the holy Leonhard, sometimes that also as “Bavarian gentleman God” is called. Leonhard is not German holy, separate lived the legend to in the today's France. There and worked he lived in the monastery Nobilacum and died to 6.November 559 as an abbott. Because of its God-obliging/pleasing life change and the many miracles, when its calling occurred, became st.Leonhard to a popular and desired emergency aid. It is considered as a benefactor of the prisoners, the butcher and as a cattle patron.
On its Intercession many ill animals were healed or protected epidemics. Numerous Leonhards churches, Votive tablets and not least the Leonhard travels and rode witness of it, farmers the benedictions of the holy Leonhard considered essential.
The most well-known rides and travels find in inch yards in the district Aichach Friedberg, Bath Tölz, Benediktbeuern, Kreuth at the Tegern lake, Fish living and frog living with Murnau instead of.

Either directly to 6.November or on the Sunday following on it appear themselves the riders and the driving people car in the places of pilgrimage, decorated with their out-decorated horses and, and naturally particularly request the benedictions of the holy Leonhard for house and yard and for the cattle.