Yosak^hslahehle [yo-sa-gu-slaw-hay-lay]/Sage may be burned at the end of the day to give thanks for what has been given. I usually make these small wreaths at harvest time to give during the holidays. This one also has a sprig of cedar with the ribbons in the 4 colours that represent the 4 directions, 4 seasons, 4 elements
usually seen on the medicine wheel: white-N-winter-light ... yellow-E-spring-air ... red-S-summer-earth ... black-W-fall-water. Sage is one of the 4 main medicines, beginning with the first in the eastern door and moving around clockwise: tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, cedar. When all four are used in thanksgiving prayer, they form a powerful link with the Creator.