Confetti

The throwing of small harmless items at a wedding ceremony has ancient roots. In Rome, the groom often tossed nuts after the ceremony. In England couples used to be showered with flower petals

The word confetti comes from the plural of the Italian word ‘confetto’ which means sugared almond or sweet. These or imitations of these are thrown at carnival time in Italy and its from this custom that we British have taken ours of throwing little disks of coloured paper over the newly weds.

Another tradition is to throw grains of wheat or rice, which are thought to be symbols of fertility.