Bulacan's Dance Floor

By: Khristen Jenica Pulumbarit

Do you Love Dancing? Because then you’ll want to read more about this as I talk about Bulacan’s folk dances. Filipinos can be popular for their dancing skills and I am telling you bulacan is a part of them. It may not be the most well known province for its dances but the meaning behind it will get you really interested.

Obando Fertility Rites

This specific dance that a lot of couples who wish for a child go to obando bulacan for them to participate in Obando Fertility Rites, it’s a dance ritual held every year during the month of may to the tune of musical instruments made out of bamboo materials, One of the highlights of this ritualistic festival is the dancing of couples with no children. These couples will take part in an old dance believed to enhance reproduction and childbearing, hence the name of the festival.

Bulaklakan

Next is the dance similar to the name of the province called “Bulaklakan” –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.

There may not be a lot of folk dances that originated from Bulacan but regardless of that, the ones that were made are still legendary and has a lot of story behind it so hopefully bulakenyos and even non bulakenyos continue to dance and appreciate it for them to also pass it to the upcoming future generations and to also keep the culture alive.