Confetti (sugared almonds)
Sugar-coated almonds that Italians give as a favour at weddings, in tulle bags called bomboniere.
Also: confetti di Sulmona, bomboniere
In Italian, confetti means sugared almonds, not the paper pieces thrown in English. They are given at weddings, baptisms, first communions and graduations, in small bags or boxes called bomboniere. White ones are used for weddings, and the town of Sulmona in Abruzzo is known for making them, including flowers of sugared almonds. Five almonds are often given, standing for health, wealth, happiness, long life and fertility. The English throwing of confetti is a different custom, and the word crossed the language.
Region: Europe
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