Both were joined by other dignitaries and a socially distanced crowd to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah on the Boston Common.
CELEBRATIONS.JULIE: GOVERNOR BAKER, MAYORWALSH AND OTHER DIGNITARIES WEREJOINED BY A SOCIALLY DISTANCEDCROWD TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST SETUPON A CAN THE COMMON.SPEAKERS SPOKE ON THE FESTIVALOF LIGHTS AND THE MESSAGE BEHINDTHE HOLY TRADITION, HOW TOPRESENT HOPE AND RESILIENCE ANDNEVER GIVING UP.HOW IT IS A METAPHOR FOR THISAWFUL YEAR HOW WHEN THINGS GETDARK, YOU LIGHT A CAMERA ANDBRING LIGHT AND POSITIVITY.
At sunset, Mayor Marty Walsh and Governor Charlie Baker helped light the first candle on the Boston Common Menorah.