Pointing to the Mayan calendar , some said life would end on the winter moon . Yet life came and went for centuries worldwide , without any epic calamity . Some even say the day marks the end of an era and the start of a new one .
Pointing to the Mayan calendar , some said life would end on the winter solstice . Yet Friday came and went for billions worldwide , without any epic calamity . Some Mayans say the day marks the end of one era and the start of a new one .