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Confetti


onfetti, whole almonds wrapped in a sugar syrup shell, are the traditional symbol for family celebrations: there is no birth, marriage, graduation or festivity during which the participants do not distribute sacks of confetti to family and friends. The color of the confetti identifies the reason for the celebration: white for marriages and communions, pink or blue according to the sex of the new born, red for graduations, silver for 25th wedding anniversary... Today, in addition to the classic versions with almonds, there is also delicious confetti filled with excellent chocolate. The production of confetti is traditionally concentrated in Abruzzo and in Campania, and the various factories compete to create the most imaginative artistic compositions for the confetti.





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