 A concurrent upsurge in religious and clerical sentiment took place.Hymns were sung, and the release of Stefan Wyszyński and the reinstatement of suppressed bishops were demanded.Nationalism was the cement of mass mobilization and dominated public meetings, during which people sang the national anthem and other patriotic songs, demanded the return of the white eagle to the flag and traditional army uniforms, and attacked Poland's dependence on the Soviet Union and its military.