Clowns gather for a procession toward the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, December 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. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





Balloons released by clowns rise over the cross at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





A clown poses for a portrait outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Monday, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





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, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





A clown checks her phone as she waits outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Monday, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





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, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





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, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)





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, December 14, 2015. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)