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John Q
While the Aztec Calendar was constructed much in the same way as the Mayan calendar, it is based on a fifty two year cycle, rather than the much longer Mayan long calendar. What the Aztec calendar has to do with the other is that it too is supposed to come to an end on the Winter Solstice of 2012. Many people are freaking out that this, in conjunction with the Mayan calendar, or even standing alone, means that the end of the world is at hand. While both the Mayan as well as the Aztec Calendar are really quite accurate, and have a lot of similarities, it doesn't necessarily mean that the world is going to come to a tragic, end on this date. Indeed, both cultures were quite good at astronomical accuracies, neither says anywhere that this is the end. What it simply means is that it is the end of a long cycle, and while these cycles will end, a new cycle begins. This is just like our current 12 month calendars just about everyone has in their homes. Should we hide under the covers, fearful that the end of the world is at hand on December 31st every year? There are just way too many people who like to think that the Aztec Calendar, the Mayan Long Calendar, and many of the other predictions about 2012 mark the end of the world as we know it. There are so many different prophecies, predictions, and doom day sayers talking about the end of the world that it is hard not to think about it. While some may be base on some truths, you have to consider the facts, like the calendars. The whole Aztec calendar end of the world thing is not unlike the Y2K scare in 1999. What happened? Not much, and most people's fears were quite unfounded. There was some good that came out of it though. Some people who were afraid of the whole electronic collapse went ahead and changed their homes over to alternative energy power sources. Now they are living off the land pretty much, and reducing their environmental impact on the planet. Maybe this time even more people will start considering the same, and it will trigger a chain reaction all over the world. The real thing about the Aztec calendar, as well as the Mayan calendar, is that unfortunately both cultures are no longer around to make another calendar. This can be the real catcher, because if they were still here, then there probably wouldn't be as much fuss, because they could debunk all the rumors flying around. Even their ancestors are a little mad that people are thinking they are going to cause the supposed 'end of the world.' If you truly believe that the Aztec Calendar is one of the many things that are going to bring about the end, then the time is now to get prepared. This doesn't mean to run to the hills, really, there is no place to hide, and if you could survive, what kind of a world would you find? No you need to concentrate on getting your affairs in order, spend more quality time with your friends and loved ones, and be at peace with yourself.
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