In ancient Celtic Europe, the Beating of the Bounds were a series of ritualistic thrashes with a hazel or birch branch on the limits of a village or township meant to protect the area from evil spirits although the reasoning behind those thrashes are still vague.
A. Bounds
were a series of ritualistic thrashes with a hazel or birch branch on the limits of a village or township meant to protect the area from evil spirits although the reasoning
Incorrectthe Beating singular, so were should be was
B.
Bounds, meant to protect an area from evil spirits, was performed by a series of ritualistic thrashes with a hazel or birch branch on the limits of a village or township although the reasons CorrectC. Bounds was a series of ritualistic thrashes with a hazel or birch branch on the limits of a village or township meant to protect the area from evil spirits although the reasoning
is Incorrectdouble verb after 'although'
D. Bounds, a series of ritualistic thrashes with a hazel or birch branch on the limits of a village or township,
were meant to protect the area from evil spirits although the rationale
Incorrectthe Beating singular, so were should be was
E. Bounds was a series of ritualistic thrashes with a hazel or birch branch on the limits of a village or township
means to protect the area from evil spirits although the reasons
IncorrectB is more clear than E; not clear 'means to protect the area from evil spirits' indicates which; blurry meanings