Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to learn about the lives of people who lost loved ones to the coronavirus and were unable to carry out the customary funeral rituals or practices due to restrictions imposed by authorities. This study investigated the meanings that the bereaved assigned to funeral practices during the COVID-19 era, investigating the experiences of the bereaved in COVID-19 deaths, and to determine which alternative rituals could assist in copying with the loss of a loved one, and to investigate the concept of delayed rituals. Methods: Qualitative method was used for this study, employing snowballing and purposeful sampling. Results: The study came up with three different phases that were experienced by the bereaved families during the covid-19 pandemic, and these were, the phase before death and during illness; the phase after death and the initial rituals and the phase during the period of mourning. Conclusion: There is need for people to draw a leaf from the lesson portrayed by COVID-19, the pandemic revealed that, once mourning has passed, most people are able to bounce back and move on with their lives.
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