Saint Blas Day celebrated in Spain

A trader offers sweets for sale during Saint Blas Day, a day when people buy sweets blessed to protect their health, in Pamplona northern Spain, Saturday, February 3, 2018. On February 3 the religious festival of Saint Blas, a saint that heals all illnesses of the throat, is celebrated. Starting early in the morning, a gourmet market is held where customers buy food and take it to the Church to have their purchase blessed to avoid disease of the throat. [Photo: AP/Alvaro Barrientos]