End of Mayan Calendar Observed Worldwide
Around the world Friday, believers, tourists and the curious are observing the end of a major cycle in the 5,125-year-old Mayan Long Count calendar that some predicted would be the end of the world.
Late Thursday, a ceremony was held in northern Guatemala at an ancient Mayan temple marking the end of a period known as the 13th Baktun.
While experts have debunked the notion, some books and films have interpreted the event to mean the apocalypse, or end of days and many places are acknowledging the day.
Early Friday, tourists flocked to the ancient Greek town of Sirince in western Turkey believed to be an area that will be spared the apocalypse.
In Taiwan, a countdown to the end of days was held near a replica of a Mayan pyramid.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/end-of-mayan-calendar-observed-worldwide/1569924.html
Late Thursday, a ceremony was held in northern Guatemala at an ancient Mayan temple marking the end of a period known as the 13th Baktun.
While experts have debunked the notion, some books and films have interpreted the event to mean the apocalypse, or end of days and many places are acknowledging the day.
Early Friday, tourists flocked to the ancient Greek town of Sirince in western Turkey believed to be an area that will be spared the apocalypse.
In Taiwan, a countdown to the end of days was held near a replica of a Mayan pyramid.
fuente: La Voz de América, http://www.voanews.com/content/end-of-mayan-calendar-observed-worldwide/1569924.html
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