diff --git a/event_feed.py b/event_feed.py
index 445a01e..d4ffbb4 100644
--- a/event_feed.py
+++ b/event_feed.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ for event in list(cal.events):
 	'name':event.name,
 	'created':event.created.format(),
 	'description': event.description,
-	'begin': '           '.join(localized_begins), #non-breaking space characters to defeat markdown
+	'localized_begin': '           '.join(localized_begins), #non-breaking space characters to defeat markdown
+	'begin': event.begin.format(),
 	'end': event.end.format(),
 	'duration': date.compress(event.duration),
 	'location': event.location
diff --git a/event_template.md b/event_template.md
index 6394a4b..2e4a3a9 100644
--- a/event_template.md
+++ b/event_template.md
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 ---
 title: "{{ event.name }}"
-date: "{{ event.begin}}" #2021-06-10T10:46:33+02:00
+date: "{{ event.begin }}" #2021-06-10T10:46:33+02:00
 draft: false
 category: "calendar"
 event_begin: "{{ event.begin }}"
 event_end: "{{ event.end }}"
 duration: "{{ event.duration }}"
+localized_begin: "{{ event.localized_begin }}"
 {% if event.location %}
 location: "{{ event.location }}"
 {% endif %}