True Mayan Calendar. Each b'ak'tun is 144,000 days long, or a little less than 400 years. A particular day, month, and year can be expressed as a long count date using baktun, katun, tun, uinal, and k’in units of time together with a haab and a tzolk’in calendar.
The maya used what is now known as the calendar round which is made up of 3 interlocking cycles. Eight years ago, the world was supposed to end.
The Classical Tzolkin Calendar Is One Of The Most Important Mayan Calendars For Modern People To Understand.
Tzolkin, meaning the ‘count of days’ in yucatecan, is the sacred mayan calendar that was utilized by mayan priests for ceremonies, rituals and divination purposes.
It Marks The Number Of Days That Have Passed Since A Mythological Founding Date That Fell On Either August 11 Or 13, 3114 B.c., Depending On How The Maya Calendar Is Reconciled With Our Calendar.
The maya long count calendar:
To The Ancient Maya, 13 B'ak'tuns Represented A Full Cycle Of Creation;
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Instead Of Planning Parties, They're Stockpiling Food, Refining Escape Routes, And Honing Survival Skills Ahead Of The Alleged Date On Which The Maya Calendar.
The maya used what is now known as the calendar round which is made up of 3 interlocking cycles.
But Don't Credit The Ancient Maya Calendar For Predicting It, Say Experts On The Mesoamerican Culture.
It’s remotely possible the world will end in december 2012.