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What is the origin of the tradition? When/why did people begin throwing things (albeit small pieces of paper) around as a means of celebration? ParkinThom (talk) 14:52, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Someone added the "Italian invention" category. So Italians invented paper confetti? Maybe they made it in pasta machines like Adolf Ehinger? The earliest use of paper confetti I'm aware of is the first ticker-tape parade in 1886, and that was in New York.--87.162.14.192 (talk) 15:16, 31 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clarified with sources. Ticker tape parades were developed independently, so no relation to paper confetti. --Jollyroger (talk) 09:35, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]