{"id":115,"date":"2026-01-30T20:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:31:36","slug":"past-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/?page_id=115","title":{"rendered":"Past Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bkk-events-filters\"><span class=\"bkk-events-filter-label\">Filter:<\/span><a class=\"bkk-filter-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115\">All<\/a><a class=\"bkk-filter-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F115&#038;bkk_cat=deepavali\">Deepavali<\/a><a class=\"bkk-filter-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F115&#038;bkk_cat=ugadi\">Ugadi<\/a><a class=\"bkk-filter-chip\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F115&#038;bkk_cat=youth\">Youth<\/a><\/div><section class=\"bkk-events-wrap\"><div class=\"bkk-events-grid\"><article class=\"bkk-event-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/?bkk_event=ugadi\" class=\"bkk-event-img-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"bkk-event-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ugadi2026-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ugadi2026-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ugadi2026-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ugadi2026-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ugadi2026-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ugadi2026-1.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"bkk-event-body\"><h3 class=\"bkk-event-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.bkkohio.org\/?bkk_event=ugadi\">Ugadi<\/a><\/h3><span class=\"bkk-badge\">&#x2B50; Featured<\/span><div class=\"bkk-event-meta\"><div><span class=\"bkk-meta-icon\">&#x1F4C5;<\/span> April 18, 2026<\/div><div><span class=\"bkk-meta-icon\">&#x1F550;<\/span> 1:00 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM<\/div><div><span class=\"bkk-meta-icon\">&#x1F4CD;<\/span> Berlin Middle School<\/div><\/div><p class=\"bkk-event-excerpt\">The Ugadi festival in Karnataka is celebrated by several customs that start early in the morning. 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