WPC: Bear-ing Theme

While we were in Padua, we saw a recurring theme which is very apt for this week’s Weekly Photography Challenge, Variations on a Theme.

We didn’t know what the relevance of this polar bears was to Christmas in Padua, but when we saw them near the City Center, we were like “What!!!???”

Then near the Eremitani church, we found them again, but this time there was an additional member.

Again in another place, there were there but in a slightly different stance 😉

Anyone has any idea why the polar bears are important during Christmas?