这个扮演成Krampus的男士名叫Mr. Ove Larsson,他原本来自挪威,装扮成一个欧洲民间传说里的人物也指明了他非墨西哥裔的身份。在挪威异教的传统里,人们会在家中的东南西北四个角落传递火把作为一个告别逝去一年的方式。眼前的大火让他想起了他家乡习俗,勾起了他的思乡之情。他唱的歌也与他的出身有关,歌曲的名字叫Barndomsminne fr? Nordland (childhood memories of the northern lands) ,曾被当作挪威北部地区的圣歌。歌词的最后一句 " ? eg minnest, eg minnest so vel dette land! " ,意为“家乡的一切还历历在目!”,再次指明了Mr. Ove Larsson的思乡之情。
The character in a furry outfit and a mask was dressing up as “Krampus”, a "half-goat, half-demon" figure that existed in Central European folklore. In contrast with Santa Claus, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts during the Christmas season, “Krampus” punishes children who have misbehaved. That is why we see the guy was chasing after kids on Christmas Eve.
The “Krampus”, with its European origin, indicated the identity of the character, Mr. Ove Larsson, as a Norwegian. While other guests and locals were busy with putting out the fire, Larsson was counting from 10 to 1 for new year and then took off his mask and began to sing.
The reason why Larsson had such as a wired attitude towards fire was that the scene reminded him of his homeland and his tradition. In the ancient Nordic pagan traditions, people pass a torch through the 4 cardinal points of the homes to start a new year.
The song Larsson sings is called Barndomsminne fr? Nordland (childhood memories of the northern lands) It was used as an anthem of northern Norway. Larsson ended the song with the last line that says: " ? eg minnest, eg minnest so vel dette land! "I remember this country so well!" It showed his strong nostalgia for remembering his country.
In the next scene they went out for hiking and we heard Cleo say that those landscapes reminded her homeland even though they are different. This statement shows that both Cleo, the Mixtec-born domestic worker, and Larsson (the upper-class Scandinavian), despite their different origins, have something in common and that's the human experience of loneliness and nostalgia.