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An '''esbat''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|s|b|æ|t}} is a [[coven]] meeting or ritual at a time other than one of the [[Sabbats]]<ref name="Farrar">{{cite book|last=Farrar|first=Janet and Stewart|title=The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft|year=1984|isbn=0-919345-71-9|pages=320|publisher=Phoenix Publishing, Incorporated }}</ref> within [[Wicca]] and other Wiccan-influenced forms of [[contemporary Paganism]]. | An '''esbat''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|s|b|æ|t}} is a [[coven]] meeting or ritual at a time other than one of the [[Sabbats|festivals]]<ref name="Farrar">{{cite book|last=Farrar|first=Janet and Stewart|title=The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft|year=1984|isbn=0-919345-71-9|pages=320|publisher=Phoenix Publishing, Incorporated }}</ref> within [[Wicca]] and other Wiccan-influenced forms of [[contemporary Paganism]]. | ||
Esbats can span a wide range of purposes from coven business meetings and initiation ceremonies<ref>{{Citation |title=esbat |date=2018-11-26 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=esbat&oldid=50790706 |work=Wiktionary |language=en |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref> to social gatherings, times of merriment, and opportunities to commune with the divine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Holidays around the world : detailing more than 3,400 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. |date=2018 |isbn=978-0-7808-1658-9 |edition=6th |location=Detroit, MI |publisher=[[Omnigraphics]]|oclc=1011548144 |last1=Chambers |first1=James }}</ref> [[Janet Farrar|Janet]] and [[Stewart Farrar]] describe esbats as an opportunity for a "love feast, healing work, psychic training and all."<ref>Farrar, 1984, p. 178.</ref> | Esbats can span a wide range of purposes from coven business meetings and initiation ceremonies<ref>{{Citation |title=esbat |date=2018-11-26 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=esbat&oldid=50790706 |work=Wiktionary |language=en |access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref> to social gatherings, times of merriment, and opportunities to commune with the divine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Holidays around the world : detailing more than 3,400 observances from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. |date=2018 |isbn=978-0-7808-1658-9 |edition=6th |location=Detroit, MI |publisher=[[Omnigraphics]]|oclc=1011548144 |last1=Chambers |first1=James }}</ref> [[Janet Farrar|Janet]] and [[Stewart Farrar]] describe esbats as an opportunity for a "love feast, healing work, psychic training and all."<ref>Farrar, 1984, p. 178.</ref> | ||