Halloween coloring pages – The owl is reading from the book of horrors

Check our scary Halloween pictures for you to print and color.

Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. Originally, it was a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago. Today, Halloween is the one of the oldest and most popular holidays.

Halloween has always been a holiday filled with mystery, magic and superstition. It began as a Celtic end-of-summer festival during which people felt especially close to deceased relatives and friends. For these friendly spirits, they set places at the dinner table, left treats on doorsteps and along the side of the road and lit candles to help loved ones find their way back to the spirit world.

Today’s Halloween ghosts are often depicted as more fearsome and malevolent, and our customs and superstitions are scarier too.

Have fun with these free coloring sheets!