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Bird of prey or predatory bird, also known as raptors, refers to several species of birds that hunt and feed on rodents and other small animals.

The term raptor is derived from the Latin word , meaning to seize or take by force.

These birds are characterized by keen vision that allows them to detect their prey during flight and powerful talons and beaks.

A sacrament is a Christian rite recognised as of particular importance and significance.

There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites.

Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol of the reality of God, as well as a means by which God enacts his grace.

Many denominations, including the Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed, hold to the definition of sacrament formulated by Augustine of Hippo: an outward sign of an inward grace that has been instituted by Jesus Christ.

Sacraments signify God's grace in a way that is outwardly observable to the participant.

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes.

They include material culture, ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group.

Folklore also includes customary lore, the forms and rituals of celebrations like Christmas and weddings, folk dances and initiation rites.

Each one of these, either singly or in combination, is considered a folklore artifact.

Just as essential as the form, folklore also encompasses the transmission of these artifacts from one region to another or from one generation to the next.

For folklore is not taught in a formal school curriculum or studied in the fine arts.

Instead these traditions are passed along informally from one individual to another either through verbal instruction or demonstration.

The academic study of folklore is called folkloristics.

A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and demonstrating human values, and which possesses certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude.

Legend, for its active and passive participants, includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", but may include miracles.

Legends may be transformed over time, in order to keep them fresh and vital, and realistic.

Many legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted.

Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families.

They were written in the Old Norse language, mainly in Iceland.