We have it on good authority that the World will NOT end on December 21, 2012 when a 5,125 year cycle in the Mayan calendar comes to an end. That date does represent the Winter Solstice when Pagans frolic and celebrate the sun finally starting back north. (or we going south). But many folks in rural Russia did not get the memo. (Russia has nine time zones) There has been some panic buying of candles and matches to provide light when the world goes dark. Last week. Russia's government decided to put an end to the doomsday talk. A Patriarch in the Ukraine church assured the faithful that "doomsday is sure to come - but not at the end of the Mayan calendar." Meanwhile, in Mexico, the Mayan population are planning a cultural festival on December 21st to show that all will be well after that. (For more see Ellen Barry's article NYTimes Sunday Dec. 2, 2012)
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