Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou...
If you are referring to the ashes imposed on your forehead on Ash Wednesday. They are the blessed ashes taken from the burning of the blessed palm branches used the previous Palm Sunday.
The ashes that cover Wilson are from the soot produced from the factories that surround where he and Myrtle live. It symbolically represents the fact that he and Myrtle are stationary, unmoving, and,...