title: How can I change the default Django date template format?
body: <p>I have dates in ISO&nbsp;8601 format in the database, <code>%Y-%m-%d</code>. However, when the date is passed on to the template, it comes out as something like <code>Oct. 16, 2011</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way that I can manipulate the format to whatever I want?</p>