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Confetti
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Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of small pieces of paper or plastic which are usually thrown at celebrations, especially weddings. Confetti is made in a variety of colors, and commercially available confetti is available in imaginative shapes. A distinction is made between confetti and glitter; glitter is smaller than confetti (pieces usually no larger than 1mm) and is universally shiny, whereas confetti is usually not shiny.
The simplest confetti is simply shredded paper, and can be made at home by hand or with paper shredders. Hole-punchers can be used to make small circles of confetti out of sheets of scrap paper. Most party supply stores carry both paper and plastic confetti.
The English word "confetti" is related to the Italian sweet of the same name. Italian confetti are almonds with a hard sugar coating. It can be translated from Italian to mean "confit", as in Confiture. The Italian word for paper confetti is coriandoli.
By tradition, the italian confetti (sugar coated almonds) are given out at weddings, often wrapped in a small tulle bag to give as a favor to the guests. They are said to represent the hope that the new couple will have a fertile marriage.
In recent years the use of confetti as a cosmetic addition to trophy presentations at sporting events has become increasingly common. In this case, slightly larger strips of paper (usually in the colours of the team celebrating) are expelled from a "cannon" using compressed carbon dioxide.
