Satuan Sankranti 2026: When the Sun transits in Aries, the new solar year (Solar New Year 2026) begins and in many states the new year begins from this day. On April 14, at 09:38 am, the Sun, the king of planets, has left Pisces and entered Aries.

The new year begins in many states like Tamil Nadu, Punjab, West Bengal, Orissa in the new solar year. Similarly, the festival of Satuan is celebrated on this day in Bihar-Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Today, Tuesday, 14 April 2026, the festival of Satuan is being celebrated. It is also known by names like Satuani, Sattu Parv or Satuan Sankranti.

Importance of Satuan festival

The festival of Satuan welcomes the summer season. Therefore, in this festival people especially consume Sattu, raw mango, radish, cucumber and jaggery. Also, on Satuan festival, people donate Sattu, jaggery, gram, fan, pitcher filled with water, mangoes and seasonal fruits. This donation given on Satuan festival is considered like an inexhaustible virtue.

The festival of Satuan also symbolizes the arrival of the new crop. This festival is dedicated to Sun God. On Satuan festival, people thank Sun God and pray to him for good harvest, health and prosperity.

Three Baths of Askatian, Khichdi, fagua aa satuan

This saying is quite popular in Bhojpuri culture. On the day of Mesha Sankranti (Mesh Sankranti) or Satuan, people say – When a person does not take bath and does not remain clean, then a saying is said about okra that – Askatiyan’s three baths, Khichdi, Fagua and Satuan.

It means that lazy people, who show laziness in bathing or staying clean, also take bath thrice a year. Those three days are – Makar Sankranti, Fagua (Holi) and Satuan and today is the day of the same Satuan. People take bath in the holy rivers on Satuan.

Super Food Sattu

In areas like Bihar-Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, people include Sattu in their diet and drinks as soon as summer starts. Sattu made from gram, barley and corn is called super food. Sattu contains protein, fiber and other nutrients which gives energy to the body. According to science, Sattu has a cooling effect. Therefore, consuming it during summer or heat wave keeps the body internally cool. Also, being light, it gets digested quickly.

Jaggery, radish and raw mango also have medicinal properties.

On the Satu festival, there is a tradition of consuming jaggery, radish and raw mango along with Sattu. Medicinal properties are found in all these which provide energy to the body. Jaggery contains iron, calcium and other nutrients. Raw mango is a good source of Vitamin C. Raw mango also contains Vitamin A and antioxidants. Talking about radish, it is full of medicinal properties and is also beneficial for health. Due to the tradition of consuming these things in the Satuan festival, this festival also gives the message of expressing gratitude towards nature and adjusting oneself according to the weather in the summer season.

Also read: Solar New Year 2026: As soon as the Sun enters Aries, a period of new energy will begin, do these things for auspiciousness
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