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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.
carnival from mid 16th century: Originally a carnival was, in Roman Catholic countries, the period before Lent, a time of public merrymaking and festivities. It comes from medieval Latin carnelevamen âShrovetideâ.The base elements of the Latin word are caro, carn - âfleshâ and levare âto put awayâ, before the meat-free fasting of Lent began.There is a popular belief that carnival is from carne vale, âfarewell, meatâ, but this is mistaken.arnival from mid 16th century: Originally a carnival was, in Roman Catholic countries, the period before Lent, a time of public merrymaking and festivities. It comes from medieval Latin carnelevamen âShrovetideâ.