Quick Scoop

Bel Tine is the spring festival in The Wheel of Time world, celebrated as a joyful feast of renewal, singing, dancing, bonfires, and community gatherings. It usually happens when spring has clearly arrived, and the night before it is called Winternight.

What it means

In the Wheel of Time setting, Bel Tine is the big seasonal celebration that marks winter’s end and the return of growth and new life. It is not tied to one exact date, because it happens when the weather and farming signs show that spring is really here.

Traditions

Bel Tine is described as a day of:

  • Singing and dancing.
  • Feasting.
  • Large bonfires in the village center.
  • General celebration of spring and new beginnings.

Related real-world term

If you meant the real-world festival Beltane rather than the fictional Bel Tine , it is a Celtic festival traditionally held on May 1 in Ireland and Scotland to celebrate the beginning of summer and open pasturing.

Note

I didn’t find reliable evidence of a current “trending” Bel Tine news topic beyond these well-known references, so the clearest answer is the festival meaning above.

TL;DR: Bel Tine is the spring festival from The Wheel of Time ; real- world Beltane is a traditional May Day festival celebrating summer’s start.