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A b'ak'tun is a period of 144,000 days in the Mayan calendar.
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∙ 8y agoA baktun is a period of 144,000 days in the Mayan calendar.
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What is Baktun?
It is a time period in the Mayan calender.
Why Mayan did not predict that they will fall?
The mayans had calanders one of which was called the longcount. something like every 1000 years (maybe a little bit less) the long count would go through a baktun which is like a year kind of. so 2012 will mark the end of the 13th baktun which is the end of the longcount calender. however it was people like the Spaniards then and the Americans now who said that since the calender is done it will be the end of days. but the mayans did not predict this. they have predictions for dates going as far as 4927A.D. so all in all it was not the mayans idea that the world would end but other cultures interpretation.
Are there any scientific facts supporting the coming horrific events leading up to Dec 21 2012?
Well, the legend of the end of the world in 2012 is based on the Mayan calendar. According to this calendar, the date of the world's formation is 0 baktun 0 katun 0 tun and 0 winal (these are measurements of time), which is in our calendar 3114. August our 11 B.C, and it is over in 12 baktun 19 katun 19 tun and 17 winal, which is exactly on 2012. 20th of December. By this, the "end of the world" is on December 21. 2012., which is not the end of the world, but a start of another "world". The legend may strengthen by the date of this: 2012.20.12.(YYYY.DD.MM.)
Will the world end today?
No. The end of the world predictions for 2012 have no basis in reality. Many claim the Mayan long-count calendar predicts the ends of the world. It doesn't. It only marks the end of the 13 Baktun and the beginning of the 14. It is in the same sense that New Years will mark the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013.
Will the world end in 2012 like the Mayans predict?
OMG! We're all still here! That's because the Maya believed we would only start a new baktun ...a new age (not the end of the world). The only one who knows when life will end is "the great modeler-maker, spirit of the Earth and sky!"
Are we going to die in 2012 like the film?
Many people are wondering in 2012 doomsday real?! Are we really going to die 23rd of December 2012?! Here's the answer NO. At first when i heard about 2012 doomsday i was scared and looked on the Internet for proof, did i find any DECENT proof? No. Yeah sure there was a couple of pictures, theories, and whats silly of all there's that silly book.Hmm its a bit funny? ain't it? A author called Jaco van da worp realised a book called Surviving planet x and 5 you tube videos. Of course, many people believe we will die, so alot of people will buy that book, he is just taking advantage of scared people to earn money.MORE proof: Weird ain't it 1999 2002 1768 ect. did any of them happen ......no at the time there was books such as 1999 surviving the end of the world! just like now. So whats so different from now? is it because of global warming your all scared do u think its a warning? well it ain't its just God (or any other religious or non beliefs) telling us to be more careful for the world. I know were not going to die in 2012 we wont suffer. But .. what about are children, our grandchildren Are future generationS!? Yes they will suffer, help the world by doing your bit by buying plastic bottles instead of unreclyable material or how about recycling glass. i mean, imagine the way you would be feeling if you really knew it was the end of the world. DONT let your future generations be punished for your mistake. Help out a little. That's all the worlds asking.Answer:Some info on "Why 2012"The Mayans produced a number of calendars all relating one to the other like gears. The longest, the long count, marked off a Baktun of years (about 393 years). The present baktun will end with the winter solstice in 2012. But then again 2010 on my calendar will end on December 31. Both events will be marked by the start of the next year, or in the case of the Mayans, the next Baktun of years. They didn't predict it as the end of time - just another a big new years eve. Happy 14th Baktun everyone (we've got up to the 20th Baktun to get to - some 2400 years from now)As far as the mayans aility to predict catastrophe, they didn't predict the arrival of th Spaniards or the downfall of their own civilization. If future performance is indicated by past performnce, they fail.
When does sitchin say annunaki are returning?
According to his calculation, their return coincides precicely with the Mayan calender Baktun end date; 2012. That was when he deduced their 3,600 year orbit would put them closest to Earth again. Many astronomers now are certain they have found Nibiru, their star, mistakenly thought of as their planet. They live on the three planets revolving around it, Nibiru is their brown dwarf, apparently. These astronomers think Nibiru will be here by the end of 2011, about November 8th.
Why does the Mayan long count calendar start at 13.0.0.0.0?
It is a presumption to be 13.0.0 : 0.0 which reads as 13 baktun. A baktun is 400 tun and 13 baktun (13x 400) is 5200 tun of 360 days. The Maya presumed that if they expect the world to end in 5200 tun, then the last world destroyed by Noah's Flood was also 5200 tun. Hindu do this also but by doubling. In Hindu this current world lasts more than a Mayan 5200 years of 360 days from Noah's Flood 3114bc, but rather 432,000 years from Noah's Flood 3102bc. Hindu then increase every world before that in this way. 1200 x360 days is 432,000 days that they insist are 432,000 years. The world before the Flood was 2400x 360, the world before that was 3600x 360, and the first world was 4800x 360. Bible Genesis unveils that this is derived from totals of expecting 6000 years. 2400 +3600 will 1200 years later become 3600 +2400, and then 1200 years later become 4800 + 1200. The fix is the fall of 3rd dynasty Ur in 1900bc, with 3rd dynasty later mistaken as falling in 2030bc when 1st dynasty fell. It has to do with the king Ibbi-Sin being there in 2029bc so that they dont see how he could rule his 24 years as 1925-1901bc. The point is the math places Hindu as leaving Ur to move to India in 1900bc and dwelling there 1200 years to 700bc. Because they beleived the venus tablets brought to them form Babylon in 1625bc (Adams 2400am) were instead from 1900bc (as 3600am) they beleived Adam was 5500bc and the end should come 500 AD. Both these dates are world-wide famous as Epoch and Armageddon. Hatred for the Bible hides it as being Adam and armageddon in 6000 years. Hindu failure of 500 AD meant just take the 1200 as 432,000 years to eternally worship under Hindu priestly control. However, Moslems came and took over, and then British christianity came to control. So too the Maya world of 2256 before Flood and 3744 after Flood failed in Ahau Pacal Votan (Lord Shield Votan) in 630 AD for 52 years, and they extended to 13 baktun (2012 AD). This resulted in claiming the previous 4 worlds before Noah's Flood 3114bc were also 5200 tun (13 baktun) so they and our scholars label it as 13 while a few label it as zero. The fools can be compared to as thinking the next asteroid cannot hit Earth until 65 million years on new year's day, in exact cycles over and over. Basically government or commercialism or science is just like religion being all about control with lies. The lies dominate to get money or wealth or servants.
Why do so many people believe that the World will end on December 21st 2012?
Dec 21, 1212 is the end of the Baktun of years by the Mayan calendar. By that calendar we start a new cycle of years then. Some "new agers" have interpretted this as the end of the world as we know it. This is based on the "Well they were old astronomer/astrologers, and mysterious, and so they must have known something" thinking. Just like 2000 and every auspicious date so far we will still be here the next day.
How many cycles has the Mayan calendar been through?
The Mayan calendar has gone through 13 cycles known as "baktuns". Each baktun is equivalent to 144,000 days or approximately 394.3 years.
Our numbers are based on what system?
The decimal number system.
What movie and television projects has Sello Motloung been in?
Sello Motloung has: Played Baktun in "Tarzan: The Epic Adventures" in 1996. Played Fode in "La ferme du crocodile" in 1996. Played Captain Jake Mkhonza in "Justice for All" in 1998. Played Saunders in "The Long Run" in 2001. Played Sephala Mondisi in "Askari" in 2001. Played Big Man in "Canterbury Tales" in 2003. Played Officer in "Human Cargo" in 2004. Played Milos in "Man to Man" in 2005. Played Detective Modisane in "Jerusalema" in 2008. Played Taonga in "Im Brautkleid durch Afrika" in 2010. Played Taxidriver in "Tirza" in 2010. Played Tembe in "How to Steal 2 Million" in 2011.
