The world is not ending tomorrow, but just the same, people are playing it safe.
Mayan priests in Guatemala welcome the new 5,000-year celestial period with calm prayer.
Photo taken Dec. 19, 2012.
Image by Moises Castillo / AP
A group of people in China have been building an ark for the last month, expecting a global flood.
Photo taken Nov. 24, 2012.
Image by ANPF-Chen Jiansheng / AP
Thousands flock to St. John Church in Sirince, Turkey.
Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2012.
Image by Osman Orsal / Reuters
In Mexico, a theme park keeps on performing.
Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2012.
Image by Israel Leal / AP