Three of Cups

“A gathering of friendship and celebration, raising cups together to share joy”

Keywords

• Friendship
• Celebration
• Community
• Joy
• Gathering
• Bond
• Gratitude
• Fruition
• Delight
• Support
• Harmony
• Leisure
• Sharing
• Festival
• Warmth

Symbols in the picture

1. 1
   Three cups raised and clinking

   Three rabbits bring their chalices together in the center and clink their cups. This toast of raising their cups together symbolizes the height of friendship: celebrating joyful occasions together and blessing one another’s happiness.

2. 2
   Three friends standing side by side

   Three rabbits stand side by side facing forward, shoulder to shoulder. This equal arrangement, in which no one is pushed forward or backward, signifies the harmony of a community where hearts connect as one without excluding anyone.

3. 3
   Flower-woven crown

   The rabbit in the center wears a small flower crown on its head. Woven from seasonal flowers, the crown symbolizes that a time of fruition and abundance has ripened, and that its joy is being shared.

4. 4
   Blue cloaks leaning against one another

   The star-patterned cloaks worn by the three rabbits overlap and continue as though they were one. The blending of blue, the color of emotion, signifies each heart warmly folding into the others to become steadfast support.

5. 5
   Rays of light extending down from the sky

   Sunlight spreading like a fan through the clouds descends around the three rabbits. It shows that this gathering takes place beneath heavenly blessings and that the joy of being together shines with grace.

6. 6
   Fruit piled at their feet

   Apples, grapes, pears, and strawberries are piled high beneath where the rabbits stand. The ripe harvest signifies fruits cultivated together and abundance, symbolizing that a time has come when there is plenty to share.

7. 7
   Wildflowers blooming on both sides

   Humble wildflowers bloom along the edges of the bushes on either side of the three rabbits. Like small fruits borne by the time spent together, they signify friendship bringing little blossoms of beauty into life.