Bomboniere
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Bomboniere (Italian) also known as "favors," are gifts given out on special occasions to the guests. They traditionally contain five sugared almonds which, for wedding, symbolise health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life.
Bomboniere can be made in many forms using several different things.
Sugared almonds are put inside a bag made in tulle or satin and tied with ribbons in assorted colours. Often they are adorned with artificial flowers made in silk or paper, or dried natural flowers and ears.
The bag is often given together a little precious object made in silver or crystal or porcelain. Sometimes the object isn't so important and rich, but it is always nice.
The colour of sugared almonds is white for wedding, First Communion or Confirmation.
It is pink or light-blue for birthday or Baptism of baby-girl or baby-boy. The colour is red for degree or graduation, ot it is silver or gold for 25 years or 50 years of wedding anniversaries.
 Sample of italian favors used for First Holy Communion |
 Sample of italian favor made with special ribbon containing 5 sugared almonds. Note the printed tags |
 Sample of italian favors made with dried flowers |
A different and new type of bomboniera is the Favor Cake or "Torta Bomboniera" as it is called in Italy.
They are made using little carton box forming one or more tier of a "cake". Inside each box there are the sugared almonds and a card printed with the data of ceremony (names, date etc.). On each box there are glued several types of fine objects made in many materials.
It is possible to find several hundreds of different types of Favor Cakes in internet writing the words "torta bomboniera" or "favor cakes italy" on any searching motor.
Some samples are below, for various ceremonies:
 Favor Cake with 40 carton boxes and porcelain flowers, usable for wedding etc. |
 Favor Cake with 40 carton boxes and Warner Bros Tweety, usable for Birthday, Baptism, First Holy Communion etc. |
 Favor Cake with 40 carton boxes and glass shells hand-made in Murano (Venice, Italy) |
 Favor Cake for wedding, with 40 carton boxes and figurines of bride & groom |
 Favor Cake with 40 carton boxes with Disney Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck figurines, for birthday or Christening |
 Favor Cake with 24 carton boxes and glass sailor ships |
 Favor Cake with 40 red carton boxes and figurines of graduated |
 Favor Cake with 40 carton boxes and glass earth globes |
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