Visitors taste different types of dates displayed at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

A boy poses with a cluster of dates at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

A boy takes pictures with his mobile phone during the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

A visitor looks at different types of dates displayed at the sixth annual date festival in Dhuluiya, Iraq, on Sept. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)