Esbats
While the sabbats are solar festivals that celebrate and honor the SunGod and male energyesbats are rituals celebrated by witches and pagans to revere the moonand the feminine energy represented by her lunar cycle.

Esbatsderived from the French esbattremeaning "to frolic" are gatherings or solitary rituals held every month on the night of that month's full moonto worship the goddess as represented by the moon. Some groups and solitaries may hold their esbats on the night of the new moonhowever. It is also the correct time to hold an esbatand some motivated groups or persons may hold rituals on both nights. Esbats may also be known as lunar rituals.

While sabbats are strictly days of celebrationesbats are known as "working" rituals. This is usually the time set aside for a covengroups or solitaries to perform magicksuch as casting spells for the success of a new endeavorhealing ritualsetc.

Tips for Spell work
Fashion Bread Dough into Dollar sign and bake. Serve as a symbolic altar offering for money spells.
To terminate a marital feudcut and cook cabbage during a waning Moon.
To keep the evil eye from casting its glare on youcarry a mojo bag filled with sage.
Be sure to let your hair flow loose during ritual work to enhance the power of the act .
Call on the crone goddess Bellona when attempting to communicate with spirits of the deadofferings on your altar should include apples and bloodstones.
Accentuate the potency of a pomander love charm by including orris root powder as an ingredient.
When conducting a protection spelllight a black candle to absorb the negative energy.
Use black licorice as a deity offering.
Scatter black cohosh leaves in the corner of a room to evict a negative energy force.