Confetti Confetti Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar, or metallic material which are usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings. The origins are from the Latin "confectum", with "confetti" the plural of Italian "confetto", small sweet. Modern paper confetti trace back to symbolic rituals of tossing grains and sweets during special occasions, traditional for numerous cultures throughout history as an ancient custom dating back to pagan times, but adapted from sweets and grains to paper through the centuries. Confetti are made in a variety of colors, and commercially available confetti come in many different shapes. A distinction
Origin of the Kurds or of "Corduene". The name "Kurds" (Arabic "Kurd", plural "Akrad") is used throughout the medieval period, from the Islamic conquests, also as a generic term for Iranian nomadic tribes by the Arabs. There are different theories about the origin of name "Kurd". According to one theory, it originates in Middle Persian as 𐭪𐭥𐭫𐭲 "kwrt-", a term for "nomad; tent-dweller". After the Muslim conquest of Persia, this term is adopted into Arabic as "kurd-", and was used specifically of nomadic tribes. As for the Middle Persian noun "kwrt-" originating in an ancient toponym, it has been argued that it may ultimately