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Wovoka's Visions

When
January 1889
Where
unspecified location
Part of
Total solar eclipse of 1 January 1889 over California and Nevada

Paiute prophet Wovoka received visions during the solar eclipse of January 1889.

During the solar eclipse in January 1889, Wovoka, a Paiute prophet, experienced visions. According to the supplied passages, these visions served as the framework for the Pan-Indian religious movement known as the Ghost Dance. The passages do not specify the exact day of the eclipse on which the visions occurred, nor the precise location.

Sources

  1. Solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-04

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