The almonds are white for a wedding, First Communion or Confirmation; pink or light-blue for the birthday or baptism of a girl or boy; red for a graduation; and silver or gold for 25 or 50 year anniversaries.
The bag is often given stored inside a small vessel made of silver, crystal or porcelain.
Such gifts may take the form of a wine bottle stopper, glass vase or picture frame as well as the more traditional sugared almonds in decorative bags.
Inside each box are sugared almonds and a card printed with the data of ceremony (names, date etc.).
Some samples are below, for various ceremonies: Another type is made using porcelain boxes shaped and hand decorated like an edible bignè or cream puff.