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Bulaklakan is a dance of floral garlands, dedicated to the Virgin Mary during the Roman Catholic celebration of their holy week. It is performed widely during the month of early May. "Bulaklakan" refers to green orchids and other flowering plants. The town of Bulacan derived its name after bulaklakan because of the natural floral growth in that area. This dance personify the joys of work, the surroundings, and of life among the simple country people.