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As the leaves turn vibrant autumn theme, temperatures drop to chill, and you start to pull out sweaters and jackets. Yes, it is time to deck out your porch with pumpkins and carve. Halloween is just around the corner! Trick or Treat? Do you really know about The origin of Halloween? The Fackin' English will show you now!   ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN Halloween is celebrated on October 31, an evening of fun-filled with costumes, spooky treats, trick-or-treating, Halloween party games, and (for adults only) boozy Halloween cocktails. Halloween is thought to have roots in Christian beliefs and practices. Turning to Halloween's origins date, we would mention the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain ( sow-in ). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their New Year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter. The Cel...

Good morning from The Fackin' English team, We are now in the summer of a tropical climate. Baby, it's hot outside! And, we miss from the light to the chilled to the bone coldness of winter, or perhaps, we do crave the most beautiful time of the year - Christmas! The world's a big place, after all. We know that Christmas is always celebrated on December 25 worldwide. In reality, we only honor the day, not the season. Some places in the world enjoy the Christmas season in July. Yes, you do not get it wrong. It is July of summer! And now, we will find to the White Christmas in summer with The Fackin' English with some questions.  The first question is, where is Christmas celebrated in summer? The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are reversed from those in the Northern Hemisphere, with summer falling in December, January, and February and winter in J une, July, and August.   Thus, Christmas in July or Midwinter Christmas activities are held in various Sout...

August 3rd - National Watermelon Day! Good morning guys, It's us, The Fackin' English Zone . How's life after back to our routine? It has been two months. The weather is getting cold these days. It's winter. Enjoying the cold lets us miss the hot summer much. At present, we can imagine that we're drinking watermelon mocktails on the sunny beach. Watermelon: It's a perfect sweet snack for the hottest of summer days. On August 3 every year, we celebrate this ancient berry in a feast of juicy deliciousness—otherwise known as National Watermelon Day. To celebrate the day, The Fackin' English Zone wanted to share five interesting facts about this yummy fruit!   Let's roll in ~~   1. Watermelon is named after "water" for a reason. Did you know that watermelon is 92% water? No wonder It's so refreshing and so "water"! This fruit has even been called "Bottled Water Nature's Way."   2. Watermelon is...

Hello, We’re back! - The Fackin' English Zone! Did you guys order the rainy weather recently? It rained a lot! Saigon is sadder than ever. We strictly adherence to prevent the spread of the pandemic Covid-19 clusters, "Only stay at your place". In the frontline, our white blouse soldiers are fighting so hard to save our dearest Saigon. We optimistically trust in the bright future after the Covid-19 pandemic. In Vietnam and some Asia countries, the Lunar New Year is the most cheerful time of the year. Every new year has followed the circle of the Chinese zodiac. Each year is represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. Do you know what they are? Let The Fackin' English explore it with you! In order, the 12 New Year zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. We will start with the story to explain why we have the present order of our zodiac animals. The story goes that a race was organized...