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Guatemala's Mayan people accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.
"We are speaking out against deceit, lies and twisting of the truth, and turning us into folklore-for-profit. They are not telling the truth about time cycles," charged Felipe Gomez, leader of the Maya alliance Oxlaljuj Ajpop.
Several films and documentaries have promoted the idea that the ancient Mayan calendar predicts that doomsday is less than two months away, on December 21, 2012.
The Culture Ministry is hosting a massive event in Guatemala City—which as many as 90,000 people are expected to attend—just in case the world actually does end, while tour groups are promoting doomsday-themed getaways.
Maya leader Gomez urged the Tourism Institute to rethink the doomsday celebration, which he criticized as a "show" that was disrespectful to Mayan culture.
Experts say that for the Maya, all that ends in 2012 is one of their calendar cycles, not the world.
Gomez's group issued a statement saying that the new Maya time cycle simply "means there will be big changes on the personal, family and community level, so that there is harmony and balance between mankind and nature."
Oxlajuj Ajpop is holding events it considers sacred in five cities to mark the event and Gomez said the Culture Ministry would be wise to throw its support behind their real celebrations.
More than half of Guatemala's population of nearly 15 million are from indigenous groups of Mayan descent.
The Mayan calendar has 18 months of 20 days each plus a sacred month, "Wayeb," of five days. "B'aktun" is the larget unit in the time cycle system, and is about 400 years. The broader era spans 13 B'aktun, or about 5,200 years.
The Mayan culture enjoyed a golden age between 250 AD and 900 AD.
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[url]http://phys.org/news/2012-10-maya-demand-doomsday-myth.html[/url]
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AAAaaaaaaaaawwwwwww I was so looking towards the panicking idiots.
make us a new calendar so they stop
Didn't know they still existed
[QUOTE=Cypher_09;38176003]Didn't know they still existed[/QUOTE]
The family on my mother's side are Honduran Mayans. So yes, they are still around. :P
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;38175979]AAAaaaaaaaaawwwwwww I was so looking towards the panicking idiots.[/QUOTE]
Just like last year when some moron from America sold everything he owned and used up all his life savings to advertise the end-world and it didn't happen.
Don't worry though, there will be plenty more morons out there waiting for the end of this year's 'prophecy' to laugh at.
[QUOTE=Moby-;38176431]Just like last year when some moron from America sold everything he owned and used up all his life savings to advertise the end-world and it didn't happen.
Don't worry though, there will be plenty more morons out there waiting for the end of this year's 'prophecy' to laugh at.[/QUOTE]
“The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo
So yeah, Probably not much is going to come out of this statement. It's great that they do it, But most people that genuinely believe that it's really the end of the world is probably just going to regard this as a government cover up to keep people calm or something
2 months left; 2 months until a load of people kill themselves for no good reason. It's also 2 months until the Guatemalan Mayans get their wish fulfilled.
[QUOTE=ironman17;38176651]2 months left; 2 months until a load of people kill themselves for no good reason. It's also 2 months until the Guatemalan Mayans get their wish fulfilled.[/QUOTE]
If that happens, I hope that the people that pushed the idea of 2012 is the year the world ends, get charged with some sort of crime, come on, its oblivious that people who write those books can't believe this crap, they are making too much money off this, if its the end of the world and I have knowledge, I would just say fuck money, world is ending, money would be useless.
[editline]25th October 2012[/editline]
its like yelling fire in a theater, but this time, its people with some sort of mental problems.
[QUOTE=OP;38175959]Gomez's group issued a statement saying that the new Maya time cycle simply "means there will be big changes on the personal, family and community level, so that there is harmony and balance between mankind and nature."
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I have [I]always[/I] said that the "end of the world" is simply "the end of the world [I]as we know it.[/I]
I.E. Some massive ass change is gonna happen, but the world isn't going to just... [I]end.[/I]
Who knows maybe we'll get our goddamn flying cars already.
Thanks, guys.
Now watch this go largely ignored by those who need to hear it.
Omg were not gunna die thank jesus 4 his action and praise!!1
[QUOTE=ironman17;38176651]2 months left; 2 months until a load of people kill themselves for no good reason. It's also 2 months until the Guatemalan Mayans get their wish fulfilled.[/QUOTE]
Imagine if aliens appeared and asked us why a load of people just abruptly committed suicide, and we had to tell them, with a totally straight face, that they all just got really worked up about a random and totally arbitrary date they saw in an old calendar.
Title should say Maya instead of mayans. one Maya, many Maya.
What a shame I thought it might be a cheap christmas this year.
[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;38176511]Oh, don't worry. There'll still be panicking idiots.[/QUOTE]
Like all the obese americans preparing for an apocalypse.
I cant' fucking wait till the assumed doomsday
all these fools losing their jobs in fear and cowering in god knows where
THEN NOTHING HAPPENS
if something does happen it'll be at the end of the week after, because that's when every fool "recovers" from their bunker.
[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;38176864]If that happens, I hope that the people that pushed the idea of 2012 is the year the world ends, get charged with some sort of crime, come on, its oblivious that people who write those books can't believe this crap, they are making too much money off this, if its the end of the world and I have knowledge, I would just say fuck money, world is ending, money would be useless.[/QUOTE]
You are allowed to write multiple sentences in one paragraph, don't worry.
[QUOTE=Virtanen;38175989]make us a new calendar so they stop[/QUOTE]
They already have IIRC.
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;38176890]I have [I]always[/I] said that the "end of the world" is simply "the end of the world [I]as we know it.[/I]
I.E. Some massive ass change is gonna happen, but the world isn't going to just... [I]end.[/I]
Who knows maybe we'll get our goddamn flying cars already.[/QUOTE]
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[editline]25th October 2012[/editline]
Step back I'm first in the queue
This is clearly false, Obama/Hitler 2012 wishes to take your rights away on the date the Mayans predicted orignally, But clearly the NEW WORLD ORDER has taken their brains over to calm people down so they can bring in their change. DONT BELIEVE THE LIES BUY WATER FILTRATION FROM ALEX JONES AND INFOWARS! Dont forget to use the code "Water" for 10% off! Stop the globalists and the new world order to control our constitutional republic and bring it back to 1776!
Being serious now, I hope this actually does calm people down, My friends are still going "OMG END OF THE WORLD!"
[QUOTE=ironman17;38176651]2 months left; 2 months until a load of people kill themselves for no good reason. It's also 2 months until the Guatemalan Mayans get their wish fulfilled.[/QUOTE]
And in August of 2013, expect a minor baby boom from those that normally go protected while having sex.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;38177269]This is clearly false, Obama/Hitler 2012 wishes to take your rights away on the date the Mayans predicted orignally, But clearly the NEW WORLD ORDER has taken their brains over to calm people down so they can bring in their change. DONT BELIEVE THE LIES BUY WATER FILTRATION FROM ALEX JONES AND INFOWARS!
Being serious now, I hope this actually does calm people down, My friends are still going "OMG END OF THE WORLD!"[/QUOTE]
TRUE [URL="http://i.qkme.me/3qluv0.jpg"]ANTICHRIST [/URL]2012 [SUB][SUB]HOLOCAUSTNEVERHAPPENED911WASANINSIDEJOKETHUMBSUPIFYOULIKEMINECRAFT[/SUB][/SUB]
also serious now... no, it won't calm people, because people are completely crazy :v:
[QUOTE=J!NX;38177299]TRUE [URL="http://i.qkme.me/3qluv0.jpg"]ANTICHRIST [/URL]2012 [SUB][SUB]HOLOCAUSTNEVERHAPPENED911WASANINSIDEJOKETHUMBSUPIFYOULIKEMINECRAFT[/SUB][/SUB]
also serious now... no, it won't calm people, because people are completely crazy :v:[/QUOTE]
We clearly know Obama and Hitler are best friends with each other and are leading the new world revolution 2012 #buywaterfilters
I can't wait to see all of the news articles saying "THIS JUST IN: WORLD DIDN'T END".
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;38176890]I have [I]always[/I] said that the "end of the world" is simply "the end of the world [I]as we know it.[/I]
I.E. Some massive ass change is gonna happen, but the world isn't going to just... [I]end.[/I]
Who knows maybe we'll get our goddamn flying cars already.[/QUOTE]
Mayans predicted Ford's flying car prototype to be December 21st, 2012! Damn, they're good!
[QUOTE=Cone;38176939]Imagine if aliens appeared and asked us why a load of people just abruptly committed suicide, and we had to tell them, with a totally straight face, that they all just got really worked up about a random and totally arbitrary date they saw in an old calendar.[/QUOTE]
I can only imagine their response.
"Wow, what a bunch of volatile idiots. We should leave this species alone..."
[QUOTE=Kartoffel;38177471]I can only imagine their response.
"Wow, what a bunch of volatile idiots. We should leave this species alone..."[/QUOTE]
50 million years ago: Just a bunch of unintelligent dinosaurs, lets revisit this place in the future
Now: Just a bunch of unintelligent humans, lets revisit this place in 50 million years again.
Just in time phew
I think 21 December is the Release Date of Half Life 3
Just in case this doomsday thing is true or not, at least the first part of the Hobbit will come out before the 21st. :v:
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