The National Day of Thanksgiving in the Solomon Islands was created in 2004 to commemorate the end of The Tensions (1998–2003), honor peace and reconciliation, and dedicate a day for gratitude, prayer, and national unity.

Independence and Unity Day commemorates the announcement of the plebiscite results in which Slovenians overwhelmingly voted for independence. It celebrates both the decision for sovereignty and the unity of the people, which paved the way for the official declaration of independence in June 1991.