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Date translation snippet for Shopify without using Locale json.
(This could be adapted for any translation needs)
Written by Jason @freakdesign

usage:
{%- include dateTranslate, dateString:article.published_at language:'French' -%}

or

{%- assign newDate = 'now' | date:'%A %B %d, %Y' -%}
{%- include dateTranslate, dateString:newDate language:'Norwegian' -%}

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{%- for i in (1..1) -%}

  {%- assign debug = false -%}
  {%- assign datesSupported = 'English,Norwegian,French,Spanish' | split:',' -%}
  {%- assign dateFormat = format | default:'%A %B %d, %Y' -%}

  {%- if debug -%}
    {%- assign language = 'French' -%}
    {%- assign dateString = 'now' | date:dateFormat -%}
  {%- endif -%}
  
  {%- if dateString == blank or language == blank -%}{% break %}{%- endif -%}
  {%- unless datesSupported contains language -%}{% break %}{%- endunless -%}

  {%- assign daysEnglish = 'Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday' | split:',' -%}
  {%- assign monthsEnglish = 'January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December' | split:',' -%}

  {%- assign daysNorwegian = 'mandag,tirsdag,onsdag,torsdag,fredag,lørdag,søndag' | split:',' -%}
  {%- assign monthsNorwegian = 'januar,februar,mars,april,mai,juni,juli,august,september,oktober,november,desember' | split:',' -%}

  {%- assign daysFrench = 'lundi,mardi,mercredi,jeudi,vendredi,samedi,dimanche' | split:',' -%}
  {%- assign monthsFrench = 'janvier,février,mars,avril,mai,juin,juillet,août,septembre,octobre,novembre,décembre' | split:',' -%}

  {%- assign daysSpanish = 'lunes,martes,miércoles,jueves,viernes,sábado,domingo' | split:',' -%}
  {%- assign monthsSpanish = 'enero,febrero,marzo,abril,mayo,junio,julio,agosto,septiembre,octubre,noviembre,diciembre' | split:',' -%}

  {%- assign currentDays = 'days' | append:language -%}
  {%- assign currentMonths = 'months' | append:language -%}

  {%- assign currentDaysArray = [currentDays] -%}
  {%- assign currentMonthsArray = [currentMonths] -%}

  {%- assign shortSlice = 3 -%}
  
  {%- for _i in (0..11) -%}
    {%- if _i < 7 -%}
      {%- assign shortDateFormatEnglish = daysEnglish[_i] | slice:0,shortSlice -%}
      {%- assign shortDateFormatCurrent = currentDaysArray[_i] | slice:0,shortSlice -%}
      {%- assign dateString = dateString | replace:daysEnglish[_i],currentDaysArray[_i] | replace:shortDateFormatEnglish,shortDateFormatCurrent -%}
    {%- endif -%}
    {%- assign shortMonthFormatEnglish = monthsEnglish[_i] | slice:0,shortSlice -%}
    {%- assign shortMonthFormatCurrent = currentMonthsArray[_i] | slice:0,shortSlice -%}
    {%- assign dateString = dateString | replace:monthsEnglish[_i],currentMonthsArray[_i] | replace:shortMonthFormatEnglish,shortMonthFormatCurrent -%}
  {%- endfor -%}

  {{- dateString -}}

{%- endfor -%}