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Celtic Creatures: Green Man Coloring Pages

by Leanne Guenther
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Welcome to my Green Man coloring pages section.

The Green Man is a face made of leaves, with branches or vines growing from his mouth, hair or eyes. He is often seen as a symbol of nature, spring and new growth. You can find him carved into medieval churches across Europe, and he still turns up in festivals and folklore today. He’s often linked to the cycle of the seasons, with life returning each year.

Some say he's been part of Celtic mythology for a very long time, others feel he's a fairly new creation. I tend to think he's just a simple (modern) name way of sharing some of the mythology of the Celtic god Cernunnos and the male Aos Si like Oberon from Shakespeare.