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Wikipedia's article on the esbat, the Wiccan new and full moon observance, consulted 2026-08-11.
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Reliability Tier3
Reliability tier 3: a Wikipedia entry, written and revised by unnamed volunteer editors, suited to an uncontested, easily checked point about a ritual gathering rather than a disputed claim. NotesWikipedia's article on the esbat, consulted 2026-08-11. A perpetually community-edited reference page rather than a peer-reviewed publication; used here only for the term's Old French etymology, Margaret Murray's 1920s role in introducing the term from early modern witch trial records, and the article's own note that esbats are open to solitary practitioners as well as covens and that sources vary on whether they are public or initiates-only, standard reference facts about the Wiccan observance specifically rather than about the wider cross-cultural practice this record covers.
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PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esbat
Source Typereference
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Practices, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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