FOG BLOG CHRISTMAS LOG: ANOTHER FINE TREE FROM NOVA SCOTIA LIGHTS UP IN BOSTON COMMON!

THIS WEEK WE LOOK AT HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA'S GENEROSITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS.....THE 104th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION . WHEN IT HAPPENED , HELP CAME FROM AS FAR AWAY AS BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS!.....HALIFAX NEVER FORGOT....FOR THEIR GREAT HELP IN WHAT WAS A DEVASTATING FLATTENING OF THREE QUARTERS OF HALIFAX IN 1917 WHAT A SHIP CARRYING DYNOMITE EXPLODED IN HALIFAX HARBOUR KILLING MANY PEOPLE , MASSACHUSETTS HELPED OUT TREMENDOUSLY AND TO RETURN THE FAVOUR , YEAR AFTER YEAR FROM THAT POINT ON , A BIG CHRISTMAS TREE IS CUT IN NOVA SCOTIA AND SENT TO BOSTON TO BE PUT IN BOSTON COMMON AND LIT UP IN A BIG CEREMONY....THIS IS THE PICK FOR THIS YEAR'S TREE LIT UP IN THE BOSTON COMMON!.......Typically, the most festive ceremonies feature entertainment, appearances by Santa, fun activities for kids, and perhaps refreshments and singing traditional and popular holiday songs to celebrate the season.

In fact, they're sort of like community parties where everyone shares the magical moment when thousands of beautiful sparkling lights suddenly brighten the winter darkness.

By the time the last lighting event takes place, holiday lights glow across the city, covering not only the largest Christmas trees but also hundreds of trees in Boston Common, the Public Garden, Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Copley Square, Prudential Center, the North End, Downtown Crossing, and along the Seaport waterfront.

From the moment the first lights turn on in late November, walking around the city at night to see the sparkling displays and other holiday decorations becomes a favorite winter evening activity. Don't pass up the chance to do this!