Mid-Autumn Festival both Filipino-Chinese and Filipinos alike. In Taiwan, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a public holiday. Outdoor barbecues have become a popular affair for friends and family to gather and enjoy each other's company. As of 2016, Taipei City designated 15 riverside parks to accommodate outdoor barbecues for the public. Similar traditions are found in other parts of Asia and also revolve around the full moon. These festivals tend to occur on the same day or around the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Japanese moon viewing festival, o-tsukimi, is also held at this time. People picnic and drink sake under the full moon to
Splitting of the moon describes an actual event at the time of the Prophet, but it clearly refers to the end of the world. Some Muslim scholars argue that an astronomical event must have happened at that time, which made it appear as if the moon had been split in two, because the phenomenon was seen at least in India as well. One such possible lunar event could be a large asteroid hitting the moon, and the plume and debris from the strike blocking enough lunar view to make it appear as if the Moon had split in two. A second possibility could be