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Does 2012 Signal the End of Time? Belizeans Say No
Maya Descendants Believe End of Calendar Brings New
Beginnings
December
21, 2011 (San Pedro, Belize) — Only 365 days remain until the end of the
5126-year-old Mayan calendar next year, and the beliefs of many will be tested
as time ticks down in 2012. On December 21, 2012, the world as we
know it will end – or so it’s thought by those who believe next year’s end to the
5126-year-old Mayan calendar signals the end of time. However, Maya descendants in Belize, the
epicenter of the ancient Mayan world, reject popular doomsday scenarios, and
instead see the calendar’s end as a joyous time of spiritual rebirth and new
beginnings.
In honor of this historic moment, Belizeans are hosting the “Maya
Marriage of Many,” scheduled for the last of the alliteration dates on 12/12/12.
There are thirty-six available slot for couples, along with 218 of their
closest friends and family, to take part in an exclusive and unique wedding
celebration in Belize, staged on the steps of an ancient Maya Palace at the
3200-year-old Mayan City of Cahal Pech. This will be the first and only time a
mass marriage will be permitted to take place on the ruins as each couple’s
love story is forever weaved in the fabric of Mayan culture and tradition.
“As the home of the Western Hemisphere’s largest
barrier reef and majestic mountains dotted with Maya sites, Belize is a
culturally rich destination wedding location for those looking to celebrate
their love and good fortune in a truly epic way,” says to Lara Goldman, a destination
management consultant and owner and founder of Romantic Travel Belize. “And,
since this is the only place in the Yucatan where you can get married on the
Maya Palace itself (dating back to 1200 BC), guests will experience something
extraordinarily different.”
In celebration of this unique ceremony, 2012 Weddings Belize is holding
a Facebook essay contest for a chance to win one slot in the coveted destination
wedding at the “Maya Marriage of Many”. The grand-prize winner will be
awarded with a luxurious wedding package valued at over $15,000, including an
exotic wedding
ceremony complete with honeymoon in Belize. The ceremony will be orchestrated
by Lara Goldman of Romantic Travel Belize in conjunction with luxury wedding
planner Lisa Light of Lisa Light Destinations and celebrity photographer Terry
Gruber, among others.
To enter the contest, visit www.facebook.com/2012WeddingsBelize. The
contest will officially close on January 31, 2012 and the grand prize winner
will be announced on February 14, 2012.
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1 comment:
Love the promotion...we have done a wedding at Lower Dover before for locals, and will sure to do more in the future. You should come stop by next time you are in the area!
http://ldfieldjournal.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/experience-2012-in-belize-on-a-private-mayan-ruin-at-lower-dover-jungle-lodge/
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