{"id":201939,"date":"2025-12-11T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/?p=201939"},"modified":"2026-09-03T19:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:39:10","slug":"deep-freeze-a-byzantine-winter-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/deep-freeze-a-byzantine-winter-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival returns to the Alberta Avenue District January 17 &amp; 18, 2026, with an &#8220;Olde New Year&#8221; theme! 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