Confetti is a small piece or paper tape, mylar, or metal material that is usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings. Its origin is derived from the Latin confectum , with confetti plural of Italian confetto , sweet little. Modern paper confetti traces back the symbolic rituals of throwing granules and sweets during special occasions, traditionally to various cultures throughout history as ancient customs dating from pagan times, but adapted from candies and grains to paper for centuries.
Confetti is made in different colors, and commercially available confetti comes in a variety of forms. Differences are made between confetti and glitter; glitter is smaller than confetti (the cut is usually no larger than 1mm) and is universally shiny. Most confetti tables are also shiny. While they are called metallized confetti they are actually PVC metallized. The most popular form is the star. Seasonally, Snowflake Confetti is the most requested form. Most party gift shops carry paper and metallic confetti. Confetti is usually used in social gatherings such as parties, weddings, and Bar Mitzvah, but is often considered taboo in the cemetery, due to the somber atmosphere. The simplest confetti is just torn paper (see ticker-tape parade), and can be made with scissors or paper shredder. Other configurations often consist of hollowed out chads of used paper. A hole punch can be used to make small rounds. To further elaborate, punch tickets can be used. Most of the paper flakes will vibrate as the tumblewings give flight time due to the aerodynamic glide.
In recent years the use of confetti as a cosmetic addition to the presentation of trophies at sporting events has become increasingly common. In this case, larger pieces of paper (typically 20 mm - 60 mm in size) in colors suitable for teams or celebrations are used. For smaller confetti volumes, ABS or PVC "barrel" is filled and the configuration is projected through a "cannon" (small pressure vessel) using compressed air or carbon dioxide. For larger spaces or confetti volumes, carbon dioxide-driven venturi air drives are used to drive significantly larger volumes of larger distance confetti.
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History
Since the Middle Ages, in Northern Italy it is a common use for carnival parade participants to throw objects in the crowd, mostly mud balls, eggs, coins or fruit. These traditions still exist in several cities in various forms, such as the "Battle of the Jeruk" in Ivrea.
The use of throwing objects in the parade is well documented in Milan since the 14th century. The nobles used to throw candy and flowers during the parade while dames threw shells filled with essences and perfumes. The lower classes mock the nobles by throwing rotten eggs, and battles between enemy factions or districts becomes commonplace. In 1597, city governor Juan FernÃÆ'¡ndez de Velasco imposed a ban on throwing eggs, along with banning squittaroli (spraying liquids on the road) and other immoral behavior. The habit disappeared for about a century, back in the 1700s in the form of a small candy launch, mostly sugar-coated grains. The seeds used for sugar candy are mostly Coriandolo ( coriandolo in Italian), a common plantation in the area: the Italian name for confetti is indeed coriandoli .
The candy is expensive, and the lower classes often use small lime balls, called benis de gess (lime candy). They were officially defined as "the only material allowed to be cast during the parade" in a decree by the Prefect of Milan in 1808, but the battles that occurred with them in the 1800s became too large and dangerous, with hundreds of people involved, leading to ban lime pellets. People avoid the ban by using mud balls.
In 1875, an Italian entrepreneur from Milan, Enrico Mangili, began selling confetti papers for use in the upcoming "carnevale di Milano", an annual parade held along city streets.
At that time, the province of Milan was one of the major centers of silk making. Mangili began collecting small abandoned paper disks as a by-product of the production of coated sheets used by silkworm breeders as a cage bed, and selling them for profit. The new confetti paper was well received by the customers, becoming less dangerous, funny and cheaper than the alternatives, and its use quickly replaced previous habits in Milan and northern Italy.
Scientific American notes that a confetti paper pitch occurred on 1885 New Year's Eve in Paris. The confetti paper became common throughout Europe in just a few decades later (unlike the ticker tape portrait, which never received as wide a diffusion as they do in the US).
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Alternative
The recent innovation at weddings is to use natural petal confetti. It is made of dried-free petals and is completely biodegradable. In fact, many places now require only biodegradable versions that can be used. Some wedding venues have decided that because of the chaos and potential discomfort caused by the use of confetti to ban its use completely. One way this restriction has been circumvented is to use soap bubbles instead of confetti.
Etymology and Italy confetti
The English word confetti (to denote almond Jordan) was adopted from the Italian confectionery of the same name, the little sweet traditionally thrown during the carnival. Also known as dragÃÆ' Â © e or comfit, Italian confetti is an almond with a layer of hard sugar; their name is the same as the French confit . The Italian word for confetti paper is coriandoli which refers to the coriander seeds originally contained in the sweet.
Traditionally, Italian confetti (sugar-coated almonds) are given at weddings and baptisms (white coatings), or graduations (red linings), often wrapped in small tulle bags as gifts for the guests. For weddings, they are said to represent the hope that the new couple will have a fertile marriage. The British adapted the missile to marriage (displacing traditional grain or rice symbolizing sexual fertility) in the late 19th century, using symbolic flakes of colored paper rather than the original candy.
See also
- Chad (paper), recycle paper debris into use of confetti.
- Confetti candy
- Sulmona
- Chaff (countermeasure), metalised paper fraction used for jamming radar
References
External links
- Media related to Confetti on Wikimedia Commons
- Definition of Confetti dictionary in Wiktionary
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