@php
            $pastEventsHeading = $pastEventsHeading ?? null;
            $pastEvents = isset($pastEvents) ? $pastEvents : collect();
        @endphp

        @if($pastEvents->count())
        <!-- past events area start -->
        <section class="past-events-area section-padding">
            <div class="container">
                <div class="row">
                    <div class="col-12">
                        <div class="section-title text-center">
                            <h2 class="title">{{ $pastEventsHeading ? ___($pastEventsHeading, 'title') : __('public.home.past_events_title') }}</h2>
                            <p class="sub-title">{{ $pastEventsHeading ? ___($pastEventsHeading, 'meta_keywords') : __('public.home.past_events_subtitle') }}</p>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="row past-events-grid">
                    @foreach($pastEvents->take(3) as $event)
                        @php
                            $eventUrl = __url('/past-events/' . $event->id);
                            $eventSrc = $event->thumbnailUrl();
                            $eventDate = $event->event_date ? $event->event_date->format('d/m/Y') : '';
                            $eventTitle = ___($event, 'title');
                            $eventExcerpt = trim(preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', strip_tags(___($event, 'description') ?: '')));
                        @endphp
                        <div class="col-md-4">
                            <a class="past-event-card" href="{{ $eventUrl }}">
                                <figure class="past-event-card__media">
                                    @if($eventSrc)
                                        <img src="{{ $eventSrc }}" alt="{{ $eventTitle }}">
                                    @endif
                                </figure>
                                <div class="past-event-card__body">
                                    @if($eventDate)
                                        <span class="past-event-card__date">{{ $eventDate }}</span>
                                    @endif
                                    <h3 class="past-event-card__title">{{ $eventTitle }}</h3>
                                    @if($eventExcerpt)
                                        <p>{{ \Illuminate\Support\Str::limit($eventExcerpt, 110) }}</p>
                                    @endif
                                </div>
                            </a>
                        </div>
                    @endforeach
                </div>
                <div class="text-center home-past-events-all">
                    <a href="{{ __url('/past-events') }}" class="btn btn-hero">{{ __('public.home.past_events_all') }}</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </section>
        <!-- past events area end -->
        @endif