diff --git a/core-java-8/src/test/java/com/baeldung/internationalization/DateFormatUnitTest.java b/core-java-8/src/test/java/com/baeldung/internationalization/DateFormatUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.internationalization;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+public class DateFormatUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenLocaleSpecificDateInstance_givenLanguageSpecificMonths() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+
+        DateFormat itInstance = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.ITALY);
+        DateFormat usInstance = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.US);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("giovedì 1 febbraio 2018", itInstance.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("Thursday, February 1, 2018", usInstance.format(date));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenDateInstanceWithDifferentFormats_givenSpecificDateFormatting() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+
+        DateFormat fullInstance = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.ITALY);
+        DateFormat mediumInstance = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.ITALY);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("giovedì 1 febbraio 2018", fullInstance.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("1-feb-2018", mediumInstance.format(date));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenTimeInstanceWithDifferentFormats_givenSpecificTimeFormatting() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        gregorianCalendar.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+        TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+
+        DateFormat fullInstance = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.ITALY);
+        DateFormat mediumInstance = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.ITALY);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("10.15.20 CET", fullInstance.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("10.15.20" , mediumInstance.format(date));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenDateTimeInstanceWithDifferentFormats_givenSpecificDateTimeFormatting() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        gregorianCalendar.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+        TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+
+        DateFormat ffInstance = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.FULL, Locale.ITALY);
+        DateFormat smInstance = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.ITALY);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("giovedì 1 febbraio 2018 10.15.20 CET", ffInstance.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("01/02/18 10.15.20", smInstance.format(date));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenLocaleSpecificDateTimeInstance_givenLocaleSpecificFormatting() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        gregorianCalendar.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+        TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CET"));
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+
+        DateFormat itInstance = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.FULL, Locale.ITALY);
+        DateFormat jpInstance = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, DateFormat.FULL, Locale.JAPAN);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("giovedì 1 febbraio 2018 10.15.20 CET", itInstance.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("2018年2月1日 10時15分20秒 CET", jpInstance.format(date));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenCustomizedSimpleDateFormat_thenSpecificMonthRepresentations() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+        Locale.setDefault(new Locale("pl", "PL"));
+
+        SimpleDateFormat fullMonthDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss:SSS");
+        SimpleDateFormat shortMonthsimpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss:SSS");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("01-lutego-2018 10:15:20:000", fullMonthDateFormat.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("01-02-2018 10:15:20:000" , shortMonthsimpleDateFormat.format(date));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenGregorianCalendar_whenCustomizedDateFormatSymbols_thenChangedDayNames() {
+        GregorianCalendar gregorianCalendar = new GregorianCalendar(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 20);
+        Date date = gregorianCalendar.getTime();
+        Locale.setDefault(new Locale("pl", "PL"));
+
+        DateFormatSymbols dateFormatSymbols = new DateFormatSymbols();
+        dateFormatSymbols.setWeekdays(new String[]{"A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H"});
+        SimpleDateFormat standardDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE-MMMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss:SSS");
+        SimpleDateFormat newDaysDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE-MMMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss:SSS", dateFormatSymbols);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("czwartek-lutego-2018 10:15:20:000", standardDateFormat.format(date));
+        Assert.assertEquals("F-lutego-2018 10:15:20:000", newDaysDateFormat.format(date));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-8/src/test/java/com/baeldung/internationalization/DateTimeFormatterUnitTest.java b/core-java-8/src/test/java/com/baeldung/internationalization/DateTimeFormatterUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.internationalization;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.time.format.FormatStyle;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+public class DateTimeFormatterUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenDefaultUsLocaleAndDateTimeAndPattern_whenFormatWithDifferentLocales_thenGettingLocalizedDateTimes() {
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
+        LocalDateTime localDateTime = LocalDateTime.of(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 50, 500);
+        String pattern = "dd-MMMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss.SSS";
+
+        DateTimeFormatter defaultTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern);
+        DateTimeFormatter plTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern, new Locale("pl", "PL"));
+        DateTimeFormatter deTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(pattern).withLocale(Locale.GERMANY);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("01-January-2018 10:15:50.000", defaultTimeFormatter.format(localDateTime));
+        Assert.assertEquals("01-stycznia-2018 10:15:50.000", plTimeFormatter.format(localDateTime));
+        Assert.assertEquals("01-Januar-2018 10:15:50.000", deTimeFormatter.format(localDateTime));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenDateTimeAndTimeZone_whenFormatWithDifferentLocales_thenGettingLocalizedZonedDateTimes() {
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.US);
+        LocalDateTime localDateTime = LocalDateTime.of(2018, 1, 1, 10, 15, 50, 500);
+        ZoneId losAngelesTimeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/Los_Angeles").toZoneId();
+
+        DateTimeFormatter localizedFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.FULL);
+        DateTimeFormatter frLocalizedFormatter =
+                DateTimeFormatter.ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.FULL).withLocale(Locale.FRANCE);
+        String formattedDateTime = localizedFormatter.format(ZonedDateTime.of(localDateTime, losAngelesTimeZone));
+        String frFormattedDateTime = frLocalizedFormatter.format(ZonedDateTime.of(localDateTime, losAngelesTimeZone));
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Monday, January 1, 2018 10:15:50 AM PST", formattedDateTime);
+        Assert.assertEquals("lundi 1 janvier 2018 10 h 15 PST", frFormattedDateTime);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-8/src/test/java/com/baeldung/internationalization/NumbersCurrenciesFormattingUnitTest.java b/core-java-8/src/test/java/com/baeldung/internationalization/NumbersCurrenciesFormattingUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.internationalization;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.util.Currency;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class NumbersCurrenciesFormattingUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenDifferentLocalesAndDoubleNumber_whenNumberInstance_thenDifferentOutput() {
+        Locale usLocale = Locale.US;
+        Locale plLocale = new Locale("pl", "PL");
+        Locale deLocale = Locale.GERMANY;
+        double number = 102_300.456d;
+
+        NumberFormat usNumberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(usLocale);
+        NumberFormat plNumberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(plLocale);
+        NumberFormat deNumberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(deLocale);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(usNumberFormat.format(number), "102,300.456");
+        Assert.assertEquals(plNumberFormat.format(number), "102 300,456");
+        Assert.assertEquals(deNumberFormat.format(number), "102.300,456");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenDifferentLocalesAndDoubleAmount_whenCurrencyInstance_thenDifferentOutput() {
+        Locale usLocale = Locale.US;
+        Locale plLocale = new Locale("pl", "PL");
+        Locale deLocale = Locale.GERMANY;
+        double number = 102_300.456d;
+
+        NumberFormat usNumberFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(usLocale);
+        NumberFormat plNumberFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(plLocale);
+        NumberFormat deNumberFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(deLocale);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(usNumberFormat.format(number), "$102,300.46");
+        Assert.assertEquals(plNumberFormat.format(number), "102 300,46 zł");
+        Assert.assertEquals(deNumberFormat.format(number), "102.300,46 €");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenLocaleAndNumber_whenSpecificDecimalFormat_thenSpecificOutput() {
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.FRANCE);
+        double number = 102_300.456d;
+
+        DecimalFormat zeroDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("000000000.0000");
+        DecimalFormat hashDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("###,###.#");
+        DecimalFormat dollarDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("$###,###.##");
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(zeroDecimalFormat.format(number), "000102300,4560");
+        Assert.assertEquals(hashDecimalFormat.format(number), "102 300,5");
+        Assert.assertEquals(dollarDecimalFormat.format(number), "$102 300,46");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenLocaleAndNumber_whenSpecificDecimalFormatSymbols_thenSpecificOutput() {
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.FRANCE);
+        double number = 102_300.456d;
+
+        DecimalFormatSymbols decimalFormatSymbols = DecimalFormatSymbols.getInstance();
+        decimalFormatSymbols.setGroupingSeparator('^');
+        decimalFormatSymbols.setDecimalSeparator('@');
+        DecimalFormat separatorsDecimalFormat = new DecimalFormat("$###,###.##");
+        separatorsDecimalFormat.setGroupingSize(4);
+        separatorsDecimalFormat.setCurrency(Currency.getInstance(Locale.JAPAN));
+        separatorsDecimalFormat.setDecimalFormatSymbols(decimalFormatSymbols);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(separatorsDecimalFormat.format(number), "$10^2300@46");
+    }
+}