Nova Scotia selects this year’s Christmas tree to say ‘thank you’ to Boston
Nova Scotia sends the U.S. city a large Christmas tree every year to thank it for sending medical personnel and supplies after the Halifax Explosion in 1917.
Nova Scotia has chosen this year's Christmas tree to express gratitude to Boston. The towering 14-metre white spruce will be shipped from Nova Scotia to the U.S. city as a token of appreciation for the support it provided after the Halifax Explosion in 1917. The city of Boston responded swiftly to the disaster, sending a relief train within 24 hours of the catastrophe that claimed almost 2,000 lives and left countless others injured and homeless.
This year's tree will be felled on the property of Henry and Pat Knol in East Amherst, N.S. The Knols are honored to be selected for this role. A tree-cutting ceremony will be held on their land on November 18, and the tree will be transported to Boston by truck. It will be adorned with lights and displayed on the Boston Common on December 3.
The Knols recall a family connection to the tradition. A relative once transported the tree to Boston while employed by the Department of Transportation. Though he is no longer with them, the Knols feel a special bond with this enduring tradition.
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