Bel Arvina is the Autumnal Equinox Day in Randland and is celebrated throughout the continent (and probably beyond). The day is celebrated on the first day of Autumn. Not much more is known about Bel Arvina but you can check out https://library.tarvalon.net/index.php?title=Feasts_and_Festivals to learn more about the feasts and festivals of The Wheel of Time!
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The Gathering Storm is the first book that was written by Brandon Sanderson using Robert Jordan's notes. The book was published two years after Jordan's untimely passing.
In The Gathering Storm, Rand is given a new, unidentified sword. This sword is the same as the sword that Harriet gave to Brandon when he began writing The Wheel of Time, and represents his cameo in the series.
The real world equivalent of forkroot, the plant that drugs channelers, is probably mandrake (Mandragora offcinarum) a dangerous plant with a forked root chock full of alkaloids and the subject of many legends and associations with witches. Forkroot works on men as well as women channelers.
Although his take on Matrim Cauthon in this book is often debated, Brandon Sanderson has said he learned a great deal as an author from the experience. What did you think of Mat in this book?