Easter Greetings from the land of confetti (candy coated almonds) traditionally given at weddings, baptisms, graduations and other special occasions. They were once thrown in carnivals in Italy but when the English adapted this tradition to weddings, they traded tiny pieces of colored paper (called coriandoli in Italian) for the almonds.
Sulmona, here in Abruzzo, is the home of this colorful treat and I took some photos to share with you. Fashioned into flowers at this time of year, they make colorful displays and gifts. The sparkly flowers in the last photo would be my granddaughter's favorites. May your time with family and friends be sweet.
These are fabulous! Much more elegant than Peeps creations, but we'll work with what we have. Thanks for your cheerful message today!
ReplyDeleteTo see a whole downtown devoted to these beautiful creations is a treat.
DeleteBeautiful! And I wish you and yours a Happy Easter and a blessed springtime. Love the pictures, Mary. Thank you for being part of my life. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe have become part of each other's life, haven't we? How fortunate for us.
Deleteoh wow...all the pretty colors...hope you had a great easter...tried to stay offline most of it yesterday and just enjoy...when i wasnt finishing my grad school work for the week...smiles.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with grad school- you have my great admiration!
DeleteSo colorful. Thanks for sharing this information as I had not heard of these before.
ReplyDeleteSO BEAUTIFUL.
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