#treeforboston

Oh! Christmas tree... One of the many yearly gifts to the people of Boston, Massachusetts from the people of Nova Scotia, Canada (for more Info on this tradition see @treeforboston . . . #christmastree #christmastrees #christmastreesofinstagram #christmastree🎄 #christmastreedecorating #christmastreedecorations #christmastreefarm #treeforboston #novascotia #canada #bostoncommon #boston #bostonmassachusetts #massachusetts #ma #newengland #processed #tiltshift (at Boston Common) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXHumR6spGg/?utm_medium=tumblr

This is our official Christmas tree. It is donated by the very kind people of Nova Scotia in thanks for the aid Greater Boston sent in the aftermath the Halifax explosion of 1917. It may be the truest example of the Christmas spirit I know of. They even put up a monument on the Boston Common to commemorate it. #treeforboston #novascotia #halifax #halifaxexplosion #christmastree #thisiswhoweare (at Boston Common)

Photo from: twitter.com/treeforBoston / Text from: www.facebook.com/events/1547733222126898/

photo by @treeforboston on Twitter

For 42 consecutive years the province of Nova Scotia has sent the city of Boston, Massachusetts a Christmas tree to thank them for the help they sent after the devastating Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917. This year's tree was donated by Mary Lou Milligan of Mill Cove, Nova Scotia and will arrive in Boston today. (Image via Twitter)