diff --git a/publish_meetups/routines/__init__.py b/publish_meetups/routines/__init__.py
index 263ad67..64cba3d 100644
--- a/publish_meetups/routines/__init__.py
+++ b/publish_meetups/routines/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os.path
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import requests
-from ics import Calendar
+from ics import Calendar, Event
 
 from ..utils import config, error, prompt, ICS_FILE
 from ..feeds import *
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Routine:
             raise error.InvalidCredential(f"Invalid credentials for {feed.__name__}.")
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_ics(use_cached: bool = False) -> Path:
+    def get_ics(use_cached: bool = False) -> Calendar:
         if use_cached and ICS_FILE.exists():
             with ICS_FILE.open("r") as f:
                 return Calendar(f.read())
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class Routine:
         with ICS_FILE.open("r") as f:
             return Calendar(f.read())
 
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_event_string(event: Event) -> str:
+        return f""
         
 
     def run(self):
diff --git a/publish_meetups/routines/development.py b/publish_meetups/routines/development.py
index 234eb33..c1da829 100644
--- a/publish_meetups/routines/development.py
+++ b/publish_meetups/routines/development.py
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 from . import Routine
-from ..feeds import Feed
+from ..feeds import Feed, TwitterFeed
+from ..utils import date
+
+from ics import Calendar
 
 
 class Development(Routine):
     def run(self):
-        print(self.get_ics())
+        calendar = self.get_ics()
+
+        for event in calendar.events:
+            print(event.name, date.event_formatting_values(event, "de"))
+            break
+
+            event_description = f"""
+            Wir treffen uns {event.begin.humanize(locale="de")} zum {event.name}."""
+            print(event_description.strip())
+            print()
diff --git a/publish_meetups/utils/__init__.py b/publish_meetups/utils/__init__.py
index 9cca2d1..79c09eb 100644
--- a/publish_meetups/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/publish_meetups/utils/__init__.py
@@ -12,4 +12,12 @@ PROGRAM_DATA_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 ICS_FILE = Path(PROGRAM_DATA_DIR / "meetup.ics")
 
 
-__all__ = ["prompt", "PROGRAM_DATA_DIR", "PROGRAM_NAME", "errors", "config", "ICS_FILE"]
+__all__ = [
+    "prompt", 
+    "PROGRAM_DATA_DIR", 
+    "PROGRAM_NAME", 
+    "errors", 
+    "config", 
+    "ICS_FILE",
+    "date",
+]
diff --git a/publish_meetups/utils/config.py b/publish_meetups/utils/config.py
index ae45121..efa4d4c 100644
--- a/publish_meetups/utils/config.py
+++ b/publish_meetups/utils/config.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ _config: dict = {
         "mastodon",
         "twitter",
     ],
+    "weekday_translations": {},
+    "months_translations": {},
     "ics_url": "",
     "mastodon": {},
     "twitter": {},
diff --git a/publish_meetups/utils/date.py b/publish_meetups/utils/date.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b567600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish_meetups/utils/date.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+from ics import Calendar, Event
+
+from . import config
+
+
+def to_date_string(date_time: datetime) -> str:
+    date_format = config.get_field("date_format", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+
+    weekday_translations = config.get_field("weekday_translations", {})
+    months_translations = config.get_field("months_translations", {})
+
+    parsed = date_time.strftime(date_format)
+
+    for key, value in weekday_translations.items():
+        parsed = parsed.replace(key, value)
+    
+    for key, value in months_translations.items():
+        parsed = parsed.replace(key, value)
+
+    return parsed.strip()
+
+
+def to_time_string(date_time: datetime) -> str:
+    time_format = config.get_field("time_format", "%H:%M")
+    time_format_full_hour = config.get_field("time_format_full_hour", time_format)
+
+    parsed = date_time.strftime(time_format)
+    if int(date_time.minute) == 0:
+        parsed = date_time.strftime(time_format_full_hour)
+
+    return parsed.strip()
+
+
+def event_formatting_values(event: Event, locale="en") -> dict:
+    return {
+        "time": to_time_string(event.begin),
+        "date": to_date_string(event.begin),
+        "date_humanized": event.begin.humanize(locale=locale),
+    }