The Year 2012 will not mark the end of the world but will just be a start of a new calendar, according to Mayan timekeeper.
Leonzo Barreno, a Mayan expert of Saskatchewan, Canada, has asserted that the ‘apocalypse’ concept is a false interpretation of the Long Count calendar, the Daily Mail reported.
The paper said in a report that The University of Regina journalism professor said Mayan elders told Barrreno that December 21 this year simply marks the beginning of a new calendar.
According to the report Barreno, who immigrated to Canada from Guatemala  years ago, was trained by Mayan elders to read the calendars.
“There are two sides to the story,” he told CBC News.
“The one that we know is this apocalyptic meaning that has been given to the Long Count.”
“The other side of the story is the Mayan side, which you rarely see on media articles, because they never interview my own people.”
“When I grew up during my training I never hear the word “end of the world” from the elders or spiritual leaders.” Mr Barreno added.
“For them it’s a joyous event, not an apocalyptic event. What is coming is the end of a calendar and the beginning of a new one.”
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