USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mayan calendar marks the end of a 5, 126 year old cycle around December 12, 2012 which should bring the return of Bolon Yokte, a Mayan god associated with war and creation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most historians think that 4 Ahau 8 Cumku (most likely August 11, 3114 bce) was the base date used by the Maya for the start of the “Long Count” and the first “Great Cycle, ” a period of 5, 125 years that ends on December 21, 2012 ce.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of all the ancient calendar systems, the Maya and other Mesoamerican systems are the most complex and intricate. They used 20-day months, and had two calendar years: the 260-day Sacred Round, or tzolkin, and the 365-day Vague Year, or haab. These two calendars coincided every 52 years.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commonly accepted is the starting point of the Mayan Long Count Calendar, which is equivalent to August 11, 3114 BCE (BC). Other scholars, however, state the calendar began on August 13, 3114 BCE (BC). Despite the hoopla, the Mayan Calendar didn’t end in 2012. The Mayan Calendar has extended well past 2012.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Maya calendar is a system of three interlacing calendars and almanacs which was used by several cultures in Central America, most famously the Maya civilization. Close view of an ancient Aztec calendar.