Nothing causes the Mayan calendar to end it is just the end of one cycle and the start of another one. Much the same as the new year in the Gregorian calendar. It's just a longer cycle.
The calendar developed and used by the ancient Maya has an end date. On the Gregorian calendar, it's December 21, 2012.
The Maya calendar has some year 4,000 events listed- So; no, 2036 is not the end.
Inca(or maya) on their calender it says that the end of the world is 21/12/12. It is the end of 'The Great Cycle' in their calendar but it has no more significance than the end of a millennium in our present, Gregorian, calendar
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It doesn't. Conspiracy theorists who don't understand the Mayan calender do that.
Because Maya civilization just collapsed out of no where. M@riah T@y$$...
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In 2012 the Maya calendar starts over. As a result you can start by using the calendar Montezuma used. Of course, you may choose to use the standard calendar instead of following the Maya calendar.
Around 500BC
The Maya calendar system is complex and consists of multiple cycles. To convert today's date to the Maya calendar, one would need specific information such as the Long Count date and the current Bak'tun, k'atun, tun, winal, and k'in cycles. Without this information, it is not possible to determine today's date in the Maya calendar.
The cast of The Maya Calendar - 2010 includes: Stephan Sanger as Moderator Laura Sanger as Moderator