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2012 - the end of days

12-12-12

12-12-12

And then there was the 12th day, on the 12th month in the 12th year of the new millennium. 12-12-12 is not just a triple date sequence on the calendar, it's the last one we'll see in our lifetimes. Easy to remember for an anniversary, the date means luck and good energy for some South Floridians who are penciling in the rare numerical lineup for special events from weddings to holiday parties. 'That date resonates with the vibration and characteristics of beauty, love, laughter and fun,' said Marcy Heller, a numerologist in Delray Beach . 'Twelve is the energy of creativity, artistic beauty, harmony, celebration.' In that spirit, county clerks are expecting a wedding rush this Wednesday. 'It's a historic kind of day since there's not going to be a 13-13-13,'' said Jackie Halderman, communications manager for the Clerk's Office. 'We are offering the Historic Courthouse for folks who want to mark this wedding day in a historic way.'

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Non-wedding events are also taking place including '12.12.12: The Concert for Sandy Relief,' a music fundraiser at Madison Square Garden in New York City. And Dec. 12 is also World Hoop Day, an international event that raises money to buy hula-hoops for needy kids. That event has been held on previous sequential dates such as Nov. 11, 2011 and Oct. 10, 2010.

It's funny that such a special date takes place before 'the end of the world', which will happen on December 21, 2012, according to the Mayan prophecy. Nevertheless, 12-12-12 is very popular among lovebirds, who are counting on the date to be ever-lasting.

Source:NewsChannel5 (abridged and adapted)

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2012 - the end of days

2012 - the end of days

Will the world end in 2012? If so, how and why?

Well, ten months from now, we shall find out whether 2012 is the end of days... or NOT!

The Mayan calendar finishes one of its great cycles in December 2012, which has fueled countless theories about the end of the world on December 21, 2012 at 11:11(UTC). One theory suggests a galactic alignment which would create chaos on Earth because of the gravitational effect between the Sun and the Black hole called Sagittarius A, which is located at the center of our galaxy. Another theory involves a 'polar shift', which means a reversal of the north and south magnetic poles. Scientists believe that the Earth is overdue for a geomagnetic reversal. However this can take up to 5,000 years to complete and does not start on any particular date.

Just a new beginning... NASA scientists have been thoroughly studying and analyzing the possibility of the Earth ending in 2012, but concludes that 21st December 2012 it will be nothing more than a normal December solstice. There is simply no scientific evidence to support any claims of an apocalypse on Earth in December 2012.

No planetary alignment... In response to theories about planetary alignments leading to an apocalypse on Earth on December 21, 2012, the scientists say no planetary alignments will occur in the next few decades. But even if they did, the effects on our planet would be negligible. NASA also say the 'polar shift' theory is totally impossible. Although continents move slowly throughout time, a magnetic reversal is very unlikely to happen in the next few millennia and wouldn’t cause any harm to life on Earth. The scientists' conclusion is that the end of the Mayan calendar does not imply the end of the world, only the end of the Mayan long-count period. The 'long count' is a part of the Maya calendar shaped like a wheel. When we reach the end of the wheel, it will simply turn to the beginning again, just like our modern Gregorian calendar starts again every January 1.

Source: timeanddate.com

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