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by Boy Villasanta
Following Filipino customs and traditions for the dead, Nora Aunor’s fans and family are observing today her 40 days, a religious activity after the daath of the actress last month.
Noranians are expected to flock to the Libingan ng mga Bayani–a cemetery inside Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City intended for the burial of Filipino military officers during World War Ii, past presidents, heroes, patriots, National Artists and Scientists–to offer flowers, prayers and love for the eternal repose of the soul of their idol.
Marie Cusi, one of the leaders of Nora fans, has organized a visit to the tomb of Aunor to commemorate the forty days of the passing of Ate (a term of endearment to an elder sister by blood or a woman by affinity) Guy.
In the Catholic Christian beliefs, a soul of the dead is expected to depart from his or her mortal body to refrain from wandering but instead to go straight to heaven
According to Marie, when Nora was still alive, the Superstar and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts wanted fun and enjoyment during her bonding with her fans.
“Kaya ang gusto namin, laging masaya (That’s why we always want to be happy because that was Ate Guy wanted),” said Cusi, a professional working in the corporate world.
Nora’s immediate family is also expected to come to the Libingan ng mga Bayani to observe as well forty days of their kin.
Last Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Noranians and Aunor’s family members garthered separately to celebrate her seventy second birthday.
During the posthumous natal get-tohether, some of the de Leons, Villamayors and Aunors went to the Libingan ng mga Bayani while hordes of Nora fans thronged at the Walk of Fame in Eastwood City to offer prayers, flowers and eternal love to their icon.
At the fellowship night after the holy mass offered to the repose of the soul of Guy, her fellow singer and contemporary teenybopper in the 60s and 70s Adrian Panganiban performed a song dedicated to Nora.
