14 Photos Of People Preparing For The Apocalypse From Around The World

The world is not ending tomorrow, but just the same, people are playing it safe.

1. 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

2. 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

3. Thousands flock to St. John Church in Sirince, Turkey.

Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2012.

Image by Osman Orsal / Reuters

4. In Mexico, a theme park keeps on performing.

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2012.

Image by Israel Leal / AP

5. In France, the government investigates apocalyptic sect activity and ritualized suicides.

Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2012.

Image by Patrick Aventurier / Getty Images

6. A man in a Belgrade Cafe checks his “Before Doomsday” cell phone app.

Photo taken Dec. 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 Dec. 16, 2012.

Image by Gaston Brito / Reuters

8. In Utah, preppers expect the worst.

Picture taken Dec. 14, 2012.

Image by Jim Urquhart / Reuters

9. Guatemalan dancers perform a purification ritual.

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2012.

Image by ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP / Getty Images

10. Cubans welcomed the end of the 5,000-year cycle last week.

Photo taken Dec. 6, 2012.

Image by Ramon Espinosa / AP

11. A farmer in China built “a survival pod” to ride out disaster.

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2012.

Image by Ed Jones/AFP / Getty Images

12. An artist in Italy sculpts three giant horns for good luck.

Photo taken Dec. 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 Dec. 20, 2012.

Image by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP / Getty Images

14. In England, an old man goes for a stroll.

Photo taken Dec. 20, 2012.

Image by Matt Dunham / AP