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The plot of CarnivÃ le takes place in the 1930s Dust Bowl and revolves around the slowly converging storylines of a traveling carnival and a Californian preacher. Out of the 17 actors receiving star billing in the first season, 15 were part of the carnival storyline.
The Mistick Krewe of Comus also originated another Carnival tradition: the Meeting of the Courts.. The practice originated in 1892, when Rex (the King of Carnival) and his Queen paid a formal visit to the throne of Comus.