This Week in Photos, Week of April 6-12, 2012

A boy splashes elephants with water during the Songkran Water Festival in Thailand's Ayutthaya province. Songkran, the most celebrated festival of the year, marks the start of Thailand's traditional New Year

Chinese lanterns decorate the area around the ArtScience Museum in Singapore. A total 2,228 lanterns were hung around the museum to commemorate the passengers on board the maiden voyage of the Titanic 100 years ago.

Dan and Laurie Castaneda wear period clothing as they stand on the deck of the Azamara Journey in New York City. The ship will embark on a memorial cruise to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage.

Crowds of children take part in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Thousands of people attend the 134-year-old tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn each year.

Times Square comes to a standstill as singer Nicki Minaj performs in front of tens of thousands of people for the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 phone.

Milwaukee Brewers fans tailgate before the Opening Day game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park in Wisconsin.

A water monitor, one of the most common lizards in Asia, participates in an Easter egg hunt at SeaWorld San Diego.

Cherry blossoms bloom in Osaka, Japan.

Bubba Watson of the United States plays at a shot from the rough during the final round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA. Watson went on to win the tournament.

An artist makes a giant Easter egg out of roses in front of a cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine.

Revelers gather along Fifth Avenue in their Easter best during the annual Easter Parade in New York City. The parade is a New York tradition dating back to the mid-1800s when the city’s social elite would parade their new outfits down Fifth Avenue after attending Easter services.

Contestants take part in the British and World Marbles Championship, held each year on Good Friday in Sussex, England.

The Bat Mobile on display at a ceremony honoring Adam West -- known for his role in the Batman TV series -- with the 2,468th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.

Jacob French walks with patient Helena Kantarelis at the Sydney Children's Hospital in Australia. Since July 2011, French has walked 10 hours a day (all while dressed as a stormtrooper), across the country in order to raise money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, an organization that provides programs to help lift the spirits of sick children in hospitals. His 3,100-mile trek has raised more than $100,000 for the foundation.

A new exhibit at the Graves Gallery in South Yorkshire, England, displays many of Andy Warhol’s most famous self-portraits.

Goat handlers race to the finish line with their animals in one of several events held during the annual Buccoo Goat and Crab Race Festival in Tobago. Goat racing is an indigenous sport on the island, and the annual event has been held since 1925.