In the first page of
The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe by
Douglas Adams, the author explains the cosmic creation theory of the
Jatravartid people of planet
Viltvodle VI, which is that the
universe was "
sneezed out of the
nose of a being called the Great Green Arkleseizure."
Naturally, any
civilization with such a view of the
origin of the universe would greatly fear the
apocalypse, which they call "The Coming of The Great White
Handkerchief."