After 2 years of COVID, Peru's clowns return

After being suspended for two years due to COVID-19, hundreds of clowns dressed in colorful costumes, wigs and face paint marched through the streets of central Lima on Wednesday to celebrate Peruvian Clown Day. The Cultural Association of Clowns and Circus Performers of Peru marches on 25 May every year in honor of Jose Alvarez Velez, better known as "Tony Perejil," a popular Peruvian clown who died in 1987.Peruvian clowns started celebrating Peruvian Clown Day in 2006.