The Origin Of Celebrations With Confettie

A variety of festive occasions have become celebrations with confettie over the course of time. You will now encounter it being thrown at Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, New Years Eve, birthday's, Christmas, Election celebrations and practically any kind of party that you may be lucky enough to attend.

The exact date that people begun celebrating occasions by throwing objects is not known, but it can be traced back to pagan times, where tossing rice was an old superstition, which was intended to improve the fertility of the union. In Italy, guests of a wedding would shower the happy couple with confetti, which translated is confectionary, and almonds were traditionally used, this was thought to bestow wealth and fertility.

The introduction of throwing paper instead of items such as rice or almonds would have been a relief too many newly weds, as the past methods could have been quite painful. However, it is not known when or how it was first produced.

The first recording of tiny paper shapes being used to throw over revelers was The New Years Celebrations in 1885 located in Paris, where it was thrown over the crowds. It became so fashionable that it became manufactured and sold internationally by the 1900's.


Today you can come across all type of varieties, plastic, paper or metallic foil and even bio-degradable so no messy clean up jobs or damage to the environment in respect of outside celebrations and it comes in all shapes, sizes and colors. You can even request it to be custom made, with your name, age or a specific chosen shape that suits your chosen celebration.



The showering of shredded paper has become so popular in this day and age that you will come across it even at simple occasions like a football match or sporting event, where spectators improvise their own paper throwing creations. Tearing to shreds their sports programmes, throwing them up into the air, and bombarding the atmosphere with a rainbow of colors seen to be falling from the stadium itself. This spontaneous action can be seen all over a sports stadium and leaves a lasting impression.

The items you can now purchase to expel the multitudes of paper on to the guests of a party is numerous and many. Providing spectacular entertainment and creating a beautiful ambience to any occasion. For instance, there are now balls, much like a Pinata, which the guests of a party whack for the beautiful array of colorful paper to crack and escape from within. There is also a rocket launcher, which you can fire off into the middle of the party, showering a multitude of different types of paper or metallic foil over the guests.

No one can resist the delight and thrill that confetti presents to any occasion and the feelings that it gives to each person attending, it is a unique experience to everyone. The falling of the sparkly pieces of metallic foil or the prism of colors of the multi colored paper, simply raining from above is such a gorgeous and picturesque event and you can be certain that celebrations with confettie will be a kept as a extraordinary memory in everyone's heart.