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    Default Mayans say the Westerners are crazy

    ".....The Mayan civilization, which reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D., had a talent for astronomy
    Its Long Count calendar begins in 3,114 B.C., marking time in roughly 394-year periods known as Baktuns. Thirteen was a significant, sacred number for the Mayas, and the 13th Baktun ends around Dec. 21, 2012. "It's a special anniversary of creation," said David Stuart, a specialist in Mayan epigraphy at the University of Texas at Austin. "The Maya never said the world is going to end, they never said anything bad would happen necessarily, they're just recording this future anniversary on Monument Six." "

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091011/...apocalypse2012
    Happy 13th Baktun, coming soon to our universe. A time for celebration, so please no building fallout shelters.
    "All the prophets of Doom, Can always find room, In a world full of worry and fear..." - Protest Song, Monty Python


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    Default Re: Mayans say the Westerners are crazy

    I love the Maya Culture..I've been to the south of Cancun many times (Riviera Maya)..each time, I've learned something new and interesting about them and their history.

    So, Thank you Bird for posting this..it gave me a chuckle and a smile to see stuff like this clearing up the urban myths...

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