Editing Persians (section)

===Observances===
The Iranian [[New Year]]'s Day, [[Nowruz]], which translates to "new day", is celebrated by Persians and other peoples of Iran to mark the beginning of spring on the [[March equinox|vernal equinox]] on the first day of [[Farvardin]], the first month of the [[Iranian calendars|Iranian calendar]], which corresponds to around March 21 in the Gregorian calendar. An ancient tradition that has been preserved in Iran and several other countries that were under the influence of the ancient empires of Iran,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/nowruz-ii |title=NOWRUZ ii. In the Islamic Period |edition=online |first=A. Shapur |last=Shahbazi |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |date=15 November 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2010/ga10916.doc.htm |title=General Assembly Recognizes 21 March as International Day of Nowruz, Also Changes to 23–24 March Dialogue on Financing for Development – Meetings Coverage and Press Releases |publisher=United Nations |access-date=20 March 2017}}</ref> Nowruz has been registered on [[UNESCO]]'s [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists|Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Intangible Heritage List |author=UNCESCO |year=2009 |access-date=9 March 2011 |url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?RL=00282}}</ref> In Iran, the Nowruz celebrations (incl. [[Chaharshanbe Suri|Charshanbe Suri]] and [[Sizdah Be-dar|Sizdebedar]]) begin on the eve of the last Wednesday of the preceding year in the Iranian calendar and last on the 13th day of the new year. [[Islamic holidays|Islamic festivals]] are also widely celebrated by Muslim Persians.