Kurdish calendar throughout Kurdistan follow the same principal structure for the "Kurdish days of the week". The Kurdish name for the first day of the week Sheme (Saturday) is in fact descended from Akkadian word Shabattu (In Sumerian Shabbât, Arabic Sabbath, Pahlavic Shunbat, Persian Shambed; Shamba; Shanbeh, even transferred to Greek as Sabbaton, German Samstag, Italian sabato, Spanish sábado, French Samedi). The Akkadian called the 15th day of the month, the day a full moon appears, Shabbattu. The question still remains why such an adoption was made for Kurdish and Persian days of the week. It has been documented that the Babylonian
Italian Week delicious idleness of life. It has to be noted that Italian Week 2011 was not just a collection of events. The festival, which cannot be restricted to a single week, tries to promote long term initiatives, which may have a broader outcome. Firstly, Italian Week is actively committed to the Hear and Say Centre; each edition aims (and manages) to raise funds to enable one born deaf child to enter the Hear and Say Centre rehabilitative program. Additionally, Italian Week 2011 launched the Italian Club, which is addressed to all Italians and passionate for Italian community and culture. The Italian