IN ZOROASTRIANISM, EVERGREENS NAMELY CYPRESSES AND PINE TREES ARE SACRED. THEIR UPRIGHT STATURE IS SEEN AS AN ALLEGORY TO TRUTH AND JUSTICE; IN THE FACE OF HARSH WINDS, THEY TEND TO BEND AND NOT BREAK, MAKING THEM NOT ONLY A SYMBOL OF RESILIENCE, BUT ALSO ONE OF HUMILITY.

IN PERSIAN POETRY, THE EPITHET “SARV-E KHARĀMĀN” (سرو خرامان CHARMING CYPRESS) IS OFTEN USED TO COMPARE THE GRACEFUL GAIT OF THE BELOVED TO THE  SWAY OF A CYPRESS IN THE WIND; ITS’ SHADOW CAST IN A GARDEN ON A SCORCHING DAY, A REFUGE FOR A LOVER,