作文思路：首先介绍了中秋节的别称和习俗，并阐述了中秋的含义，最后详细介绍了中秋节名称的由来。
中秋节，又称拜月节。中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗，流传至今，经久不息。
Mid Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. Since ancient times, people have been enjoying moon cakes, sweet scented osmanthus, sweet scented osmanthus and so on.
中秋节以月之圆兆人之团圆，为寄托思念故乡，思念亲人之情，祈盼丰收、幸福，成为丰富多彩、弥足珍贵的文化遗产。
The Mid Autumn Festival symbolizes the reunion of people with the full moon. It is the sustenance of missing hometown and relatives. It hopes for a rich harvest and happiness, and becomes a rich, colorful and precious cultural heritage.
中秋节是秋季时令习俗的综合，其所包含的节俗因素，大都有着古老的渊源。
The Mid Autumn Festival is a combination of autumn seasonal customs, and its festival custom factors mostly have ancient origins.
在古代农耕社会，古人认为月亮的运行同农业生产和季节变化有很大关系，因此祭月就成了一项重要祭祀活动。
In the ancient farming society, the ancients believed that the movement of the moon had a great relationship with agricultural production and seasonal changes, so sacrificing the moon became an important sacrificial activity.
在唐代时，将中秋与嫦娥奔月、吴刚伐桂等神话故事结合起，使之充满浪漫色彩，玩月之风方才大兴。
In the Tang Dynasty, the Mid Autumn Festival was combined with fairy tales such as Chang'e flying to the moon and Wu Gang cutting GUI, which made it full of romance. The wind of playing with the moon was just flourishing.