2012: The Mayan Prediction Of The End Of The World

2012 is set to be a momentous time, the very firstuinal and 18 uinals in a tun (around a year). A K'atun
winter youth Olympic games is going to be held incontains twenty tuns and twenty of these a b'ak'tun.
January, the US are going to hold a presidentialOnce more the number 13 was important and quite a
election and the United Kingdom will commemoratefew inscriptions in Mayan artwork indicate the date
the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth. But if you'rechanging at the conclusion of 13 b'ak'tuns and spoke
getting excited about 2013 don't get your hopes up,of incidents that occur on that particular date. This
given that based on some forecasts, the entire worldlead to suggestions that the Mayans envisioned
is due to end on December 21, 2012. In case yousomething substantial might occur on the final day of
enjoy Christmas, take full advantage of this seasonthe 13th B'ak'tun. That day has been calculated to be
and the next, since based on the Mayan calendar,21st or 23 December 2012. What exactly can we
they'll be your last. Potentially.expect?
Before Europeans showed up in Meso-America, theWell according to a number of scholars nothing at all.
population employed an elaborate combination ofThere are some references to things taking place
calendars to record their days. The Haab or solarabout that point in time in inscriptions, but nothing
calendar, both a timepiece and Mayan art form, wasreally concrete, so it is really surprising just how much
created from 18 20 day months along with a intervalfuss 2012 seems to be generating. A few say there'll
of 5 days called Wayeb to bring the sum to 365.a religious evolution, while some refer to a
The Tzolkin however was a cycle of 260 days,momentous galactic alignment, though this draws on
thirteen multiplied by 20. No-one has learned quitethe positioning of the galactic equator, and that can't
why 260 days were picked, although it seems thebe established, this doesn't appear extremely
numbers 13 along with 20 were each important toprobable. But others are worried about planet Niburu.
these early cultures. There exists a possibility that itCollision with planet X (or Niburu) was predicted since
was associated with the amount of time in between2003, but any planet near enough to be in collision
a woman's first skipped period and the birth of herwith the Earth in 2012 would now become plainly
child, and made it easier to calculate when a babyvisible to astronomers in the night sky. Sadly this
would be born, however various other ideas aboutfictional collision is now confused in the press with the
crop harvesting and astrological observations mightreal and expected approach of a large asteroid
be equally correct. Nearly all dates could beknown as Eros which is likely to pass our planet in
established by a combination of the Haab and Tzolin,2012. Eros is greater than the asteroid that we
the cycle would come along one time everybelieve wiped out the dinosaurs 65 millions years back
fifty-two years, that is about once in every life time.but since it will never be closer than seventy times
To observe periods for a longer period thanthe distance from the moon, it's unlikely to do any
fifty-two years the Mayans applied a differentdestruction.
technique which we now call the Long CountLooking at the Mayan calendar is a great reason to
calendar. This system is demonstrated in both Olmecconsider just how we measure time and why, to
and Aztec art and wasn't introduced by the Maya.understand the solar cycles which still rule our lives
Dates run forwards from the mythical day zero, theand also to enjoy the fine art of an intriguing culture.
date of the introduction of the current world. Like allAs to getting ready for the end of the world, that
cultures the base units were days, with 20 days in astill would seem a little bit premature.