A full moon is pictured in the sky over Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yu Fuqing)
CAIRO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Friday.
People in Egypt, Jordan, Israel and several countries in the Middle East taste mooncakes and celebrate the festival, which has a long-standing custom to admire the full moon and pray for a happy reunion.
People taste moon cakes during a Mid-Autumn Festival-themed event at the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival on Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)
A Chinese student dances during the event to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival in Amman, Jordan, on Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
A full moon is pictured in the sky over Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Yu Fuqing)
A full moon is seen in the night sky over Tehran, Iran, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/shadati)■
