1. Mayan priests in Guatemala welcome the new 5,000-year celestial period with calm prayer.
Photo taken December 19, 2012.
Image by Moises Castillo / AP
2. A group of people in China have been building an ark for the last month, expecting a global flood.
Photo taken November 24. 2012.
Image by ANPF-Chen Jiansheng / AP
3. Thousands flock to St. John Church in Sirince, Turkey.
Photo taken on December 20, 2012.
Image by Osman Orsal / Reuters
4. In Mexico, a theme park keeps on performing.
Photo taken on December 19, 2012.
Image by Israel Leal / AP
5. In France, the government investigates apocalyptic sect activity and ritualised suicides.
Photo taken on December 20, 2012.
Image by Patrick Aventurier / Getty Images
6. A man in a Belgrade Cafe checks his "Before Doomsday" cell phone app.
Photo taken December 20, 2012.
Image by Darko Vojinovic / AP
7. Bolivians celebrate the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.
Photo taken on December 16, 2012.
Image by Gaston Brito / Reuters
8. In Utah, preppers expect the worst.
Picture taken December 14, 2012.
Image by Jim Urquhart / Reuters
9. Guatemalan dancers perform a purification ritual.
Photo taken December 18, 2012.
Image by ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP / Getty Images
10. Cubans welcomed the end of the 5,000-year cycle last week.
Photo taken December 6, 2012.
Image by Ramon Espinosa / AP
11. A farmer in China built "a survival pod" to ride out disaster.
Photo taken on December 11, 2012
Image by Ed Jones/AFP / Getty Images
12. An artist in Italy sculpts three giant horns for good luck.
Photo taken December 15, 2012.
Image by CARLO HERMANN/AFP / Getty Images
13. Members of the Ukrainian Internet Party hand out survival supplies dressed like Star Wars characters.
Photo taken December 20, 2012.
Image by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP / Getty Images
14. In England, an old man goes for a stroll.
Photo taken December 20, 2012.
