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The Tortuguero inscription describes something that is supposed to occur in 2012 involving Bolon Yokte, a mysterious Mayan god associated with both war and creation.
Mayan 2012 Prophesy: Mexico Finds Second Reference Among Ruins 2011
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Bolon ahau ma cħabi u tunil lae; lay katun yax ulci obispo Fray
The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Various 1868
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Bolon ahau; hopci xptianoil; uchci caputzihil; lai li ichil u katunil ulci yax obispo toral heix hab cu [142-2] xinbal cuchie -- 1544. 15.
The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Various 1868
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(_Uayeyab-haab_) had expired and the new Kan year appeared; then they took the statue of _Bolon-Zacab_ to the temple and the other idol to the heap of stones at the _east_ side of the village, where it was to remain during the year, doubtless intended as a constant reminder to the common people of what year was passing.
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From his account of the feast at the commencement of the Kan year (the intercalated days of the Cauac year) we learn that first they made an idol called _Kan-u-uayeyab_, which they bore to the heap of stones on the south side of the Village; next they made a statue of the god _Bolon-Zacab_, which they placed in the house of the elected chief, or chief chosen for the occasion.
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Sven Gronemeyer, a researcher of Mayan codes from La Trobe University in Australia, who has been trying to decode the calendar, said the so-called end day reflects a transition from one era to the next in which Bolon Yokte returns.
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The Tortuguero inscription describes something that is supposed to occur in 2012 involving Bolon Yokte, a mysterious Mayan god associated with both war and creation.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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The Tortuguero inscription describes something that is supposed to occur in 2012 involving Bolon Yokte, a mysterious Mayan god associated with both war and creation.
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"Because Bolon Yokte was already present at the day of creation ... it just seemed natural for the Mayan that Bolon Yokte will again be present," he said.
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The Mayan calendar marks the end of a 5,126 year old cycle around December 12, 2012 which should bring the return of Bolon Yokte, a Mayan god associated with war and creation.
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