Note 17 — Front matter
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Among the Hopi the moon (Tewa p'o) is called müiyaûh; new moon, müiyakatci; first quarter, müiyachaunacapti; full moon, müiyanacapti. An eclipse of the moon is spoken of as müiyaûh moki, "dead moon." There was a total eclipse of the moon visible at Walpi near the end of December, 1898, when the full moon arose partially obscured. This, said Sikyatala, was bad for the Americans who dwell in the far east, but not for the Hopi. A "dead moon," when in the meridian of the Hopi pueblos, is considered kalolamai, "bad."