Names of the days of the week the "first day". This convention is also found in some Austronesian languages whose speakers were converted to Christianity by European missionaries. In Slavic languages, some of the names correspond to numerals after Sunday: compare Russian "vtornik" "Tuesday" and "vtoroj" "the following", "chetverg" "Thursday" and "chetvertyj" "the fourth", "pyatnitsa" "Friday" and "pyatyj" "the fifth"; see also the Notes. In Standard Chinese, the week is referred to as the cycle of the stars (). The modern Chinese names for the days of the week are based on a simple numerical sequence. The word for "week" (which is literally translated to "star day")
Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art The Medal of Merit for Culture and Art () and () is an Italian medal established on 16 November 1950. The order has three classes, gold, silver and bronze, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Italian art, literature or culture. The medal is personally conferred by the President of Italy on the "", Italy's National Day celebrated each 2 June. The medal is awarded by presidential decree based on the advice of an evaluation committee made up of representatives of Italian academies and chaired by the head