This is a phenomenological study pivoted in the spiral time theory on the effects of the private burial of 25 attendees on the mortuary rites culture of Ghana during the COVID-19 restriction on the mass gathering. Sixty-one study participants were purposively sampled for the study. Their views were gathered through face-to-face, telephone, and video interviews. The findings revealed that 82% of the study participants objected to the private burial arrangement for cultural reasons such as disrespecting the dead, resulting in social mockery of the bereaved family and its failure in preparing the dead toward the journey to his afterlife amongst others. The remaining 18% who supported the private burial cited health reasons as a result of the mortuary congestion and the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the huge financial costs associated with the extravagant mortuary rites observation. The study concludes that the mortuary rites culture in Ghana exerts a great influence on the decisions of the Ghanaian people toward the private burial arrangement within the period of COVID-19. Culture-driven alternatives to the extravagant mortuary rites that would best compensate for the established cultural protocols must be pursued by the Ghana government after broad consultations with all stakeholders.
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