haleys411 answered Friday July 6 2007, 8:32 pm: it has to do with genesis (from the bible), and how in genesis people were created from dust (by god) then after people die we return to dust...its basically a saying about death. [ haleys411's advice column | Ask haleys411 A Question ]
Master_Betty answered Friday July 6 2007, 8:31 pm: It's part of the Christian funeral service.
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