sweetmeats

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Pilgrims purchase coconuts, sweetmeats, flowers, and incense for their ritualistic offerings.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Gifting new clothes and sweetmeats is a key part of the celebrations.

From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2023

Valentine’s Day 2012: There were red roses and pink balloons, sweetmeats molded into hearts and fireworks that shattered the icy Beijing air.

From Time • Oct. 22, 2015

But last February, The Golden Star blew up, sending the exquisite 19th Century decor, the trays and jars of divine sweetmeats - and Bernachon's incredible chocolate bars - sky-high.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2014

We bought our children balloons and colored ribbons, purchased sweetmeats by the kilo, paid calls in taxis to relatives we had not seen throughout the year.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri