{{Short description|Online funeral service}} A '''virtual funeral''' is a funeral ceremony streamed online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prior |first=Ryan |date=2020-04-17 |title=Funerals go virtual in the pandemic. Here's how to plan one with meaning and honor the dead |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/health/virtual-funerals-coronavirus-wellness/index.html |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Birenbaum |first=Steven J. |date=2021-01-14 |title=How to Hold a Virtual Memorial Service |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/well/family/virtual-funeral-advice.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Markets |first=Research and |date=2025-03-19 |title=Funeral Services Industry Forecast Report 2025-2030: Digital Memorialization and Green Burials are Transforming the Funeral Services Market, Reaching Revenues of $103.5 Billion by 2030 |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/19/3045172/28124/en/Funeral-Services-Industry-Forecast-Report-2025-2030-Digital-Memorialization-and-Green-Burials-are-Transforming-the-Funeral-Services-Market-Reaching-Revenues-of-103-5-Billion-by-203.html |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en-us}}</ref> This type of ceremony became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the public health restrictions.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=Lochlan |last2=Gill |first2=Gagan |last3=Pirzada |first3=Salina |last4=Papineau |first4=Kelsey |last5=Lily |first5=Pankratz |last6=Reynolds |first6=Kristin |last7=Kredentser |first7=Maia S. |last8=El-Gabalawy |first8=Renée |last9=Hiebert |first9=Tim |last10=Olafson |first10=Kendiss |last11=La Rivière |first11=Christian |last12=Bolton |first12=James M. |last13=Hensel |first13=Jennifer |last14=Chochinov |first14=Harvey Max |date=2024-10-07 |title=Together, alone: Personal experiences of virtual funeral attendance during the COVID-19 global pandemic |journal=Death Studies |pages=1–13 |doi=10.1080/07481187.2024.2400368 |issn=1091-7683 |pmid=39374554|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-18 |title=Funeral home uses live stream service for virtual funerals |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/coronavirus/funeral-home-uses-live-stream-service-for-virtual-funerals |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=KSHB 41 Kansas City News |language=en}}</ref> For a virtual funeral, people often use an online video conference platform, such as Zoom, Skype, or Google Meet.
==See also== * Online memorial
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==Further reading== * https://tgdaily.com/web/digital-memorials-the-rise-of-virtual-funerals-and-online-tributes/
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