Thursday, January 19, 2012

quicko: ekka

Short for "exhibition."  Particularly in Brisbane, where there's an annual Ekka of evidently monumental proportions -- similar I believe Sydney's Royal Easter Show (of Kim a la Wombat fame).  It sounds awfully like a State Fair to me, but I could be mistaken.

1 comment:

Laetitia :-) said...

Thank you for remembering Brisbane's 'Ekka' - I've only ever heard the term 'Ekka' used for our show. Is it now catching on down there?

Probably very similar to a State Fair - country people bring their animals and produce for display, competitions and sale; lots of food you'd never eat at any other time of the year; showbags...