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The End of the World
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The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of
eschatological beliefs according to which cataclysmic
or transformative events will occur on 21 December
2012. This date is regarded as the end-date of a 5125-
year-long cycle in the Maya Long Count calendar.
A New Age interpretation of this transition is that
the date marks the start of time in which Earth and
its inhabitants may undergo a positive physical or
spiritual transformation, and that 21 December 2012
may mark the beginning of a new era. Others suggest
that the date marks the end of the world or a similar
catastrophe. Scenarios suggested for the end of the
world include the arrival of the next solar maximum,
an interaction between Earth and the black hole at the
center of the galaxy, or Earth's collision with a
planet called "Nibiru".
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