Mexico clown pilgrimage

Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. 

A clown holds a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as she arrives for a mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Clowns attend a mass inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Clowns pose for a picture outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Clowns stop to high five a man who was sleeping on a bench wearing a tee-shirt with an image of Jesus, in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Clowns march together toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Clowns carry a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as they arrive at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A clown wears an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe as he walks in procession toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A young clown rides in the back of a car following clowns marching in procession toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A clown checks her phone as she waits outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A clown poses for a portrait outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A clown with his cheek painted with an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe walks in a procession toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A clown runs carrying a bull headdress adorned with firecrackers, as clowns march in procession toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A clown carries a picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe, as she waits to enter the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Clowns gather for a procession toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Balloons released by clowns rise over the cross at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Hundreds of clowns belonging to various clown associations made their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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