Since 1918 the city of Boston has received a giant Christmas tree as a gift from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Boston lent considerable support to the city of Halifax during their 1917 explosion and subsequent fire disaster.
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Conservative of the Southwest and the musings of the day. – Murum Aries Attigit
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I’ve known for years that they do this, but this was the first year I saw someone link to story about the backstory.
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