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Everybodynwas paying a lot of attention to when the Mesoamerican Long Countncalendar, used famously by the ancient Mayans, ended: last Decembern20, 2012.
Everybodynwas paying a lot of attention to when the Mesoamerican Long Countncalendar, used famously by the ancient Mayans, ended: last Decembern20, 2012. n
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nYou know, the world was supposed to end then, or at leastnthe next day…right?
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nWrong!nn
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nAsnevery expert in Mesoamerican cultures assured us, we humans (and ournentire planet) were not doomed to a civilization-ending disaster (letnalone a planet-wrecking disaster) when the calendar “ran out.” Instead of fearing the ending of a cycle, the ancient Maya thought the completion of one cycle and beginning ofnanother was cause for a huge celebration.
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nHavenyou ever wondered when this famous calendar began? It turns out thatnthe mythical creation date of this calendar is August 11, 3114 BCE.n(We get this date from translation the base-20 calendar’sndates to Gregorian calendar dates.)
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nLearnnabout the Mayanbase-20 number systemnhere.
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nLearnnmore about the Maya here and here.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nIngersoll Day
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nApplencomputer inventor Steve Wozniak’s birthday
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nIndependencenDay in Chad
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nPlannahead:
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nHerenare my Pinterest pages on Augustnholidays, historicalnanniversaries in August,nand Augustnbirthdays.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidays, historicalnanniversaries in September, and Septembernbirthdays.
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