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The '''2012''' [[phenomenon]] is a present-day cultural [[meme]] proposing that cataclysmic or [[transformative]] [[event]]s will occur in the year 2012.[1][2] The forecast is based primarily on what is claimed to be the end-date of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar Mesoamerican Long Count calendar], which is presented as lasting 5,125 years and as terminating on December 21 or 23, 2012. Arguments supporting this dating are drawn from a mixture of amateur [[archaeoastronomy]], alternative interpretations of [[mythology]], numerological constructions, and alleged prophecies from [[extraterrestrial]] beings.

The '''2012''' [[phenomenon]] is a present-day cultural [[meme]] proposing that cataclysmic or [[transformative]] [[event]]s will occur in the year 2012.[1][2] The forecast is based primarily on what is claimed to be the end-date of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar Mesoamerican Long Count calendar], which is presented as lasting 5,125 years and as terminating on December 21 or 23, 2012. Arguments supporting this dating are drawn from a mixture of amateur [[archaeoastronomy]], alternative interpretations of [[mythology]], numerological constructions, and alleged prophecies from [[extraterrestrial]] beings.

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''2012''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:2012 this link].</center>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''2012''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Mayan_2012 this link].</center>

A [[New Age]] interpretation of this transition posits that, during this time, the planet and its inhabitants may undergo a positive [[physical]] or [[spiritual]] transformation, and that 2012 may mark the beginning of a new era.[3] Conversely, some believe that the 2012 date marks the beginning of an [[apocalypse]]. Both memes have been disseminated in numerous books and TV documentaries, and have spread around the world through websites and discussion [[groups]]. The [[idea]] of a global event occurring in 2012 based on any interpretation of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is regarded as pseudoscience by the scientific community, and as misrepresentative of [[Maya]] history.[2][4]

A [[New Age]] interpretation of this transition posits that, during this time, the planet and its inhabitants may undergo a positive [[physical]] or [[spiritual]] transformation, and that 2012 may mark the beginning of a new era.[3] Conversely, some believe that the 2012 date marks the beginning of an [[apocalypse]]. Both memes have been disseminated in numerous books and TV documentaries, and have spread around the world through websites and discussion [[groups]]. The [[idea]] of a global event occurring in 2012 based on any interpretation of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar is regarded as pseudoscience by the scientific community, and as misrepresentative of [[Maya]] history.[2][4]

==Mesoamerican Long Count calendar==

==Mesoamerican Long Count calendar==